Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )

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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

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

2004 in Athens Injuries and

suicidal thoughts 1500 m and 800

m The 7th British

woman to win an athletics gold

2nd to win the 800 m and 1500 m at the same time

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

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

The honour of carrying the British flag

Home-coming parade

BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The honour by the Queen

Retired in 2005 Vice President of

the Women’s Sports Foundation

Ambassador for London 2012

Patron of several charities

She is 1.64 m tall The P&O Cruise

ship Reference in the

“Doctor Who” episode

Written her auto- biography

DKH Legacy Trust