Hannah Kelly (athlete)

Hannah Kelly

Personal information
Born	(2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 24) Bury, England
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400 metres
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4×400 m relay World Indoor Championships 2024 Glasgow 4×400 m relay

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

Early life

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

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

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.

External links

• Hannah Kelly at World Athletics