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Kelly Holmes Biography
Kelly Holmes is one of the famous Runner, who was born on the memorable day of April 19 in the year 1970. Hailing from the vibrant city of England, Kelly Holmes is a proud citizen of United Kingdom.
British middle-distance athlete who won two golds in the 2004 Olympics in Athens and a bronze medal in Sydney in 2000.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Kelly Holmes continues to be an inspiration for many.
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First Name
Kelly
Last Name
Holmes
Education
Sheffield Hallam University; Hugh Christie Technology College
Siblings
Stuart Norris, Penny Thomson, Kevin Norris, Lisa Lewis
Family
She was born to Derrick Holmes and Pam Norman.
Height & Weight
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She and sprinter Usain Bolt are both medaled Olympians.
Career
She joined the British Army when she turned 18.
Trivia
She started as a full-time athlete in 1997, which started her training for the 2004 Olympics.
Net Worth & Salary
Kelly Holmes net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Kelly Holmes Timeline
1964
Holmes became the seventh British woman to win an athletics gold, and the second after Ann Packer in 1964 to win the 800 metres.
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1976
She thus became only the third woman in history to do the 800 m and 1,500 m double (after Tatyana Kazankina of the Soviet Union in 1976 and Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996), and Britain's first double gold medallist at the same games since Albert Hill in 1920.
1980
Inspired by a number of successful British middle-distance runners in the early 1980s, Holmes began competing in middle-distance events in her youth. She joined the British Army, but continued to compete at the organisation's athletics events. She turned to the professional athletics circuit in 1993 and in 1994 she won the 1,500 m at the Commonwealth Games and took silver at the European Championships. She won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1995 Gothenburg World Championships, but suffered from various injuries over the following years, failing to gain a medal at her first Olympics in Atlanta 1996 when running with a stress fracture.
1983
She started training for athletics at the age of 12, joining Tonbridge Athletics Club, where she was coached by David Arnold and went on to win the English Schools 1,500 metres in her second season in 1983.
1988
She said that she had known she was a lesbian since 1988, when she was in the army; she could not come out then as it was illegal at the time to be gay in the military.
1990
Holmes then elected in June 1990 to attend the first course to be run under the army's new physical training syllabus, and passed out as a Class 2 PTI.
1992
Holmes eventually qualified as a class 1 PTI, although she remained in the Adjutant General's Corps after the disbandment of the WRAC in 1992.
1997
For several years she combined athletics with employment in the army, until increased funding allowed her to become a full-time athlete in 1997.
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1998
She won silver in the 1,500 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and bronze in the 800 m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, her first Olympic medal.
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2002
Holmes won the 1,500 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 800 m bronze at the Munich European Championships that year. The 2003 track season saw her take silver in the 1,500 m at the World Indoor Championships and the 800 m silver medals at the World Championships and first World Athletics Final.
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2003
While training in 2003 for the 2004 Summer Olympics at a French training camp, Holmes suffered leg injuries and was depressed, she began cutting herself. "I made one cut for every day that I had been injured", Holmes stated in an interview with the News of the World newspaper.
2004
Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
2005
For her achievements she won numerous awards and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2005.
2008
In 2008, Holmes founded the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust, a registered charity, to support young athletes and help the lives of young people facing disadvantage across the UK.
2009
In May 2009, Holmes was named as the president of Commonwealth Games England, succeeding Sir Chris Chataway, who had held the post since 1994.
2010
In 2010, Holmes was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.
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2011
In October 2011, she appeared live on Dubai One lifestyle show Studio One where she talked about her life and career after athletics.
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2012
In 2012, Holmes was one of five Olympians chosen for a series of body-casting artworks by Louise Giblin, exhibited in London with copies being sold in aid of the charity Headfirst.
2013
In 2013 Holmes became the face of MoneyForce, a programme run by the Royal British Legion to deliver money advice to the UK armed forces.
2014
As part of her pledge to the charity, she participated in the Powerman UK duathlon in 2014, one of several fundraising events she took part in.
2015
In early 2015, she took part in the ITV series Bear Grylls: Mission Survive and was the runner-up after a 12-day survival mission.
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2017
Later, in September 2017, Holmes explained that "at my lowest, I was cutting myself with scissors every day that I was injured." Holmes's honesty quickly won her praise from people on Twitter.
2018
In 2018, she was made honorary colonel of the Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment.
2019
On 18 March 2019, Holmes, along with Paula Radcliffe and Sharron Davies, announced they would be writing a letter to the International Olympic Committee targeting trans women who compete in women's sports categories.
2021
She held the British 800 metre record until 2021.
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2022
Since September 2022, Holmes has been a regular panelist on the ITV Loose Women talk show.
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