 O'Connell at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 February 1989 Calgary[1] | |||||||||||
| Education | University of Calgary[1] West Virginia University[1] | |||||||||||
| Height | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2] | |||||||||||
| Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
| Event | 5000 m | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989 in Calgary) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events.[3] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth.[4]
In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event.[5]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 1500 m | 4:27.84 |
| 3rd | 3000 m | 9:56.33 | |||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 4:24.73 |
| 2010 | NACAC U23 Championships | Miramar, United States | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:25:78 |
| 1st | 5000 m | 17:15:73 | |||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th | 5000 m | 15:45.33 |
| Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 7th | 3000 m | 9:11.041 | |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 7th | 5000 m | 16:08.41 |
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 9th | 3000 m | 9:05.71 |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26th (h) | 5000 m | 15:51.18 | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 25th (h) | 5000 m | 15:23.16 |
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:50.96 | |
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:36.08 |
1Representing the Americas
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 1500 metres – 4:10.61 (Burnaby BC 2019)
- One mile – 4:30.75 (Burnaby 2014)
- 3000 metres – 8:46.61 (Cork, Ireland 2018)
- 5000 metres – 15:06.44 (Palo Alto 2015)
Indoor
- 3000 metres – 8:46 50 (New York 2019) Canadian Record
References
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- 1 2 3 Team Canada
- ↑ Jessica O'Connell Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ↑ Jessica O'Connell at World Athletics
- ↑ Jessica O'Connell. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-22.
- ↑ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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