dame kelly holmes ( the british runner )
DESCRIPTION
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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Jaanika Tamar12 A
![Page 2: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
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
![Page 3: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
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
![Page 4: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
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
![Page 5: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
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
![Page 6: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
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
![Page 7: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
The honour of carrying the British flag
Home-coming parade
BBC Sports Personality of the Year
The honour by the Queen
![Page 8: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Retired in 2005 Vice President of
the Women’s Sports Foundation
Ambassador for London 2012
Patron of several charities
![Page 9: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
She is 1.64 m tall The P&O Cruise
ship Reference in the
“Doctor Who” episode
Written her auto- biography
DKH Legacy Trust
![Page 10: Dame Kelly Holmes ( The British runner )](https://reader033.vdocument.in/reader033/viewer/2022051620/56813c71550346895da60488/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)