Kellie Wells (athlete)
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| Nationality |
 United States | ||||||||||||
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July 16, 1982 Richmond, Virginia | ||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 126 lb (57 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jasper Brinkley[1] | ||||||||||||
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| College team | Hampton University | ||||||||||||
| Coached by | Dennis Mitchell | ||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m hurdles 12.48 (-0.2 m/s) (London 2012) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kellie Wells (born July 16, 1982) is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2012 London Games, setting a personal best in the process. She is an alumna of Hampton University.[2]
Personal
As a high school sophomore in Virginia she left home after her mother's fiancé raped her stating it was a difficult decision for anyone. It would soon be compounded by a horrific accident a month later in which both her mother Jeanette Wells and her then mother fiancé Richard Gomes were killed in a car accident. The events trials and tribulations have been described on several national interviews.[3][4]
In December 2015 Kellie Wells and husband New York Giants Linebacker Jasper Brinkley gave birth to Jasper Brinkley Jr.[5] Wells appeared on Say Yes to the Dress TV show choosing her wedding dress for wedding to Jasper Brinkley[6]
She is the aunt of former child actor Brandon Ratcliff[7]
Achievements
- 2011 US National 100 metres Hurdles Champion ( 2nd in 2010, 2012 )
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | — | 100 meter hurdles | DNF |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | 100 meter hurdles | 12.48 |
- Note: In the 2011 World Championship final, Wells fell after hitting the seventh hurdle and failed to finish.
References
- ↑ http://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article31694735.html
- ↑ "Kellie Wells Athlete Profile". London 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2185465/Olympic-medalist-Kellie-Wells-tells-sexual-abuse-tragedy-parents-died-crash-horror.html
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/espnw/journeys-victories/article/7765741/no-hurdle-too-high-hurdling-champion-kellie-wells
- ↑ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2596192-journeyman-jasper-brinkleys-resiliency-finding-him-new-nfl-life-in-new-york
- ↑ http://espn.go.com/espnw/athletes-life/the-buzz/article/14530253/olympian-kellie-wells-appears-episode-say-yes-dress-atlanta
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1508231/
External links
- Kellie Wells profile at IAAF
