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Hannah Kelly (athlete)

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Hannah Kelly
Personal information
Born (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23)
Bury, England
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 metres
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Glasgow 4×400 m relay

Hannah Kelly (born 20 December 2000) is a British track and field athlete.

Early life

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From Bury, Kelly attended the Holy Cross College.[1] She joined the Bolton Harriers running club when she was eleven.[2] She studied Law at the University of Birmingham.[3]

Career

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Kelly qualified for the semi-finals in the 200 metres on her senior debut, aged 17 years-old, at the 2018 British Indoor Championships in Birmingham. That year she won the silver medal in the event at the English Under-20s Indoor Championships.[4][5]

After stepping up to 400 metres, Kelly became the English U23 champion in 2021, in only her fourth outdoor race over the distance.[6]

She successfully defended this title in 2022.[7] Kelly made her international debut in February after being selected for the England team for the mixed 4x400 m relay team competing at the Dynamic New Athlete indoor event in Glasgow.[8]

She was selected for the Great Britain squad at the 2023 European Indoor Championships held in Istanbul as part of the 4x400 m relay team.[9]

She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as part of the 4x400m relay team.[10] The quartet set a new national record time of 3:26.04 in qualifying for the final.[11]

In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[12] In May 2024, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International.[13] She was selected to run the 4x400 metres relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[14] On 5 July 2024, she was named in the British 4x400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Sprint star Hannah Kelly to race at senior national indoor championships". Bury Times. January 25, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Hannah Kelly Q+A". Boltonunitedharriers.co.uk. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "The rising sprint star hoping to follow in the footsteps of Dina Asher-Smith". The Bolton News. October 29, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Bolton Harriers sprint star Hannah Kelly to race at national indoor championships". Oldham Times. February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rising sprint star Hannah Kelly continues super season with selection for elite national relay camp". Bury Times. March 22, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Bolton United Harrier wins 400m title after stepping up in distance". Bolton News. July 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "National success for Hannah". Boltonunitedharriers.co.uk. July 28, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "England team announced for DNA event". England Athletics. January 20, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "GB & NI team selected for the European Indoor Championships". British Athletics. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "Great Britain and Northern Ireland Squad Selected for Home World Athletics Indoor Champs". British Athletics. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Great Britain set new national 4x400m record to reach final in Glasgow". Sportsmax. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Ujah returns to British squad for world relays". BBC Sport. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  13. ^ "England team selected for the 2024 Loughborough International". England Athletics. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  14. ^ "KATARINA JOHNSON-THOMPSON NAMED IN STRONG GB & NI TEAM FOR EUROPEANS ROME 2024". British Athletics. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  15. ^ "TEAM GB ATHLETICS SQUAD CONFIRMED FOR PARIS 2024". GB Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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