Michelle Kelly (skeleton racer)
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November 7, 1974 (age 42) [1]Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rocky Mountain Skeleton Club | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Michelle Kelly (born November 7, 1974) is a Canadian skeleton racer who has competed since 1996. She won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2003 (women's skeleton), a silver in 2008 (mixed bobsleigh-skeleton team), and a bronze in 2005 (women's skeleton).
Kelly also finished tenth in the women's skeleton event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
She won the women's Skeleton World Cup overall title in 2002-3.
Born in Fort St. John, British Columbia, Kelly now lives in Calgary.
She qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics, finishing 13th.
Controversy
In 2009, while qualifying for the World Cup selection, Michelle Kelly was disqualified after post-race testing revealed that the runners on her sled were in violation of rules set by the International Bobsleigh and Toboggan Federation, improving her run time. An appeal was set up, and she was ultimately allowed to regain her place.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Michelle Kelly. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Olympic dreams of disqualified B.C. skeleton racer Michelle Kelly in hands of appeal committee". The Province. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on October 30, 2009.
- ↑ "Nightmare over, Michelle Kelly qualifies for Winter Games". Canada.com. December 19, 2009.
External links
- Michelle Kelly profile at Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton
- Michelle Kelly at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Skeletonsport.com profile
- List of women's skeleton World Cup champions since 1997
- Women's skeleton world championship medalists since 2000
- 2002 women's skeleton results