Imogen Skelton (born 15 October 2000) is a high jumper. She won the New Zealand national title in the high jump in 2024.[1]
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| Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | High jump: 1.86m (Hastings, 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editSkelton started athletics in primary school and joined Wellington Harriers Athletics Club when she was ten years-old. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington and was the New Zealand Secondary Schools junior girls high jump champion.[2][3]
Career
editSkelton won the New Zealand U18 National High Jump title, came 2nd in the U20s at the same competition, in Dunedin in March 2016.[4] The following year she was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.[3]
In March 2022 at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Hastings she cleared a new personal best height of 1.86 metres in finishing second behind Keeley O’Hagan.[5]
Skelton won the high jump at Whanganui’s Cooks Classic in January 2024, with a clearance of 1.80 metres.[6] In March 2024, she won the New Zealand national championship in tnr high jump with a clearance of 1.85 metres.[7]
In June 2024, she was a silver medalist in the high jump at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Fiji.[8]
Personal life
editShe attended the University of Auckland.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Imogen Skelton". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Athletics: Five minutes with Imogen Skelton". NZHerald. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Imogen Skelton raising the bar for NZ at Youth Commonwealth Games". Collegesportmedia.co.nz. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Imogen Skelton - Excellent Athletics Season". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Bing and Peeters fire on captivating day in Hastings". Athletics.org.nz. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Tweed, Mike (27 January 2024). "Athletics: Sam Tanner and Rebekah Aitkenhead triumph at Whanganui's Cooks Classic". NZHerald. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Naomi Waite and High Jumpers raising the bar in Wellington". Sporty.co.nz. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "2019 Blues Awards Winners". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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