Kelly Morgan (athlete)
Encyclopedia
Kelly Morgan is a retired English
javelin throw
er.
She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Kuala Lumpur
.
Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Birmingham
. This is the current British record. The British record with the old javelin model was 77.44 metres and belonged to Fatima Whitbread
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
javelin throw
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er.
She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
.
Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in July 2002 in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
. This is the current British record. The British record with the old javelin model was 77.44 metres and belonged to Fatima Whitbread
Fatima Whitbread
Fatima Whitbread MBE is a British former javelin thrower and multiple medal-winner.-Early life:...
.
Achievements
| Representing and | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium from the 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays... |
Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | 57.09 m Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's javelin throw The women's javelin throw event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was held on 29 July.-Results:-References:** at BBC... |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 12th | 53.89 m | |