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Cassandra Kelly (athlete)

Cassandra Lee Kelly (born 29 June 1963) is a retired athlete from New Zealand.[1] She represented her country in pole vault, heptathlon and hurdles in two Commonwealth Games.[2]

Cassandra Kelly
Personal information
Full nameCassandra Lee Kelly
Born (1963-06-29) 29 June 1963 (age 61)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportTrack and field
Events
Achievements and titles
National finals
  • Heptathlon champion (1989, 1993)
  • Pole vault champion (1996)

In 1990, Kelly competed at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland in the 100m hurdles and the heptathlon, in which she was placed ninth.[3] That year, she was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[4] Kelly competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in pole vault, finishing in seventh position.[2][5] Kelly also competed at the Australian Track and Field Championships in 1990.[6] In 1996 she held the New Zealand record for women's pole vaulting.

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF: Cassandra KELLY | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cassandra Kelly | New Zealand Olympic Team". New Zealand Olympic Team. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Athletics Heptathlon - Women Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 212. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  5. ^ "Cassandra Kelly". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Australian Championships - Women - 1990-91". athhistory.sportstg.com. Retrieved 22 April 2018.