Jessica Zelinka
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Canadian |
Born | London, Ontario | 3 September 1981
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Heptathlon |
Club | New York Athletic Club |
Now coaching | Les Gramantik |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | Heptathlon: 6599 points Calgary, 2012 Pentathlon: 4326, Regina, 2005 100 m hurdles: 12.65, London, 2012 |
Updated on July 2012. |
Jessica Zelinka (born 3 September 1981 in
Career
Zelinka first became interested in
Regional success came at the 2007 Pan American Games as she fended off Gretchen Quintana, among others, to top the podium and take the gold medal. She set a new personal best and Canadian record points score for heptathlon, with 6343.[2] She was selected for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, but did not compete.
She finished in fifth place at the 2008 Summer Olympics. This equalled the best place finish of a Canadian woman in a multi-events sport at the Olympics.[3] At the Beijing Olympics, she set a new Canadian record for heptathlon, with 6490 points.[4] After her Olympic appearance, she took the 2009 season off from competition and had a daughter with her partner Nathaniel Miller, a Canadian international in water polo.[5]
Building up to the
As of 2012, Zelinka's coach is Les Gramantik.
Zelinka competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games following a couple years away from the sport, there she won silver behind teammate Brianne Theisen-Eaton.
Results
Competition | Venue | Place | Score |
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2014 | |||
Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's heptathlon | Glasgow | 2nd | 6270 |
2012 | |||
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon | London | 6th | 6480 |
Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres hurdles | London | 7th | |
2011 | |||
Hypo-Meeting | Götzis, Austria | 5th | 6353 |
13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
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Daegu, Korea | 9th | 6268 |
Décastar meeting | Talence, France | 4th | 6296 |
2010 | |||
2010 Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 2nd | 6100 |
Décastar meeting | Talence, France | 3rd | 6204 |
2008 | |||
Canadian Track and Field Championships | Windsor, ON - Canada | 1st | 6017 |
11th Meeting International d'Arles | Arles - France | 11th | 5329 |
IAAF Combined Events Challenge
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Götzis - Austria | 21st | 6034 |
2008 Summer Olympic Games
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Beijing - China | 4th | 6490 |
2007 | |||
2007 Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro - Brazil | 1st | 6136 |
World Combined Events Challenge | Arles - France | 2nd | 6218 |
IAAF Combined Events Challenge | Götzis - Austria | 4th | 6343 |
2006 | |||
32nd Hypo-Meet | Gotzis - Austria | 4th | 6314 |
9th Meeting International d'Arles | France | 1st | 6314 |
2006 Commonwealth Games | Melbourne - Australia | 4th | 6213 |
2005 | |||
31st Hypo-Meet | Götzis - Austria | 11th | 6137 |
Canadian Track and Field Championships | Winnipeg, MB - Canada | 1st | 5723 |
IAAF | Arles - France | 4th | 6088 |
2004 | |||
Canadian Track and Field Championships | Victoria, BC - Canada | 1st | 5890 |
Décastar | Talence - France | 6th | 5757 |
2003 | |||
Canadian Track and Field Championships | Victoria, BC - Canada | 3rd | 5716 |
2001 | |||
Canadian Track and Field Championships | Edmonton, AB - Canada | 1st | 5356 |
Toledo Invitational | Toledo, OH - United States | 1st | 5423 |
2000 | |||
Canadian Combined Junior Events Championships | Windsor, ON - Canada | 1st | 5465 |
2000 IAAF World Junior Championships
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Santiago - Chile | 5th | 5688 |
1998 | |||
Junior Multi-Event Dual Meet | Dordrecht - Netherlands | ? | 5250 |
Honours
In 2012 Zelinka was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[11]
References
- ^ a b 2006 Commonwealth Games, ZELINKA Jessica (accessed 2012)
- ^ Eduardo Biscayart (25 July 2007). "Barber takes 100m title with 11.02 – Pan American Games, Day 3". IAAF. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Canadian Press (16 August 2008). "Zelinka sets record en route to sixt". SportsNet. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ a b Mingo, Rita (29 June 2012). "Jessica Zelinka punches ticket to London in grand fashion". The Gazette (Montreal). Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Spencer, Donna (23 June 2011). Olympic pair ‘not easy on each other’. The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved on 24 June 2011.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 19 September 2010.
- ^ a b Randy Starkman (9 October 2010). "Heptathlete Jessica Zelinka goes the extra mile". Toronto Star. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ a b Dave Feschuk (30 June 2012). "London 2012: Zelinka wins, Felicien and Lopes-Schliep fail to qualify at Olympic trials". Toronto Star. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- ^ Athletics Canada: http://www.athletics.ca/main.asp?page_url=/profile.asp?pID=10[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Jessica Zelinka - Athlete Profile". IAAF. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "One more time for the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal". James' Brand New Blog. Retrieved 3 June 2017.[dead link]