DAME KELLY HOLMES THE BRITISH RUNNER Jaanika Tamar

DAME KELLY HOLMES (THE BRITISH RUNNER) Jaanika Tamar 12 A

BIOGRAPHY Born on April 19, 1970 Father Derrick Holmes, mother Pam Norman and step-father Michael Norris 3 brothers, 2 sisters Hugh Christie Comprehensive School Started training at the age of 12 Joined Athletics Club The University of Greenwich Hero Sebastian Coe

ARMY CAREER Joined the British Army at the age of 18 Women’s Royal Army Corps The Adjutant General’s Corps British Army judo champion Competed in Army athletics events

THE SUMMER OLYMPICS 2004 in Athens Injuries and suicidal thoughts 1500 m and 800 m The 7 th British woman to win an athletics gold 2 nd to win the 800 m and 1500 m at the same time

ACHIEVEMENTS The Commonwealth Games: 2 golds, 1 silver The European Cup: 2 golds, 2 silver Summer Olympics: 2 golds, 1 bronze The European Championships: 1 silver, 1 bronze The World Championships: 3 silver, 1 bronze

PERSONAL RECORDS 200 m – 24. 8 400 m – 53. 8 600 m – 1. 25. 41 800 m – 1. 56. 21 1000 m – 2. 32. 55 1500 m – 3. 57. 90 1 mile – 4. 28. 04 3 km – 9. 01. 91 10 km – 34. 54

HONOURS The honour of carrying the British flag Home-coming parade BBC Sports Personality of the Year The honour by the Queen

LIFE AFTER Retired in 2005 Vice President of the Women’s Sports Foundation Ambassador for London 2012 Patron of several charities

INTERESTING FACTS She is 1. 64 m tall The P&O Cruise ship Reference in the “Doctor Who” episode Written her autobiography DKH Legacy Trust