Amelia Campbell née Strickler (born 24 January 1994) is an American born, British shot putter who represents Great Britain and England in international athletics events.[1]
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| Birth name | Amelia Strickler | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British/American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1994 Ohio, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Valley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zane Duquemin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editStrickler was born in Ohio to an American father, Randal Strickler; and a British mother, Cecilia. She has held dual citizenship since birth and chose to represent Great Britain internationally after moving to the United Kingdom with her mother in 2016.[2]
She studied microbiology at Miami University, Ohio.[3][4]
Strickler finished sixth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won gold medals at the 2018 British Athletics Championships and 2020 British Indoor Athletic Championships.[5]
In 2024, Campbell (under her married name) won a second British outdoor title, after winning the shot put event at the 2024 British Athletics Championships with a throw of 17.59 metres.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Amelia Campbell". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Athletics: Amelia Strickler ready for her shot at glory for GB". Derbyshirelive. 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Amelia Strickler - Athletics Profile". Team England. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Amelia Strickler: Commonwealth Games shot-put medal a "definite possibility"". BBC Sport. 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. British Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Results list". British Athletics.