Kelsie Hendry

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Kelsie Hendry
Athletics
EventPole vault
ClubRiversdale Athletics (CAN)
Coached byRick Petrucha
Achievements and titles
Personal bestPole vault: 4.55 m (2008)
Medal record
Women's
athletics
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Pole vault

Kelsie Hendry (born June 29, 1982 in

Delhi, India.[2]

Hendry achieved her first top-ten finish at the

Melbourne, Australia, where she was able to clear the height at 4.15 metres in women's pole vault. In 2008, she set both her personal best and a national record height of 4.55 metres at the Saskatchewan Provincial Championships in Prince Albert, and at the U.S.A. Track and Field High Performance Sprint and Power meet in Provo, Utah, which both guaranteed her a qualifying place for the Olympics.[3][4] She also won back-to-back national titles at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in Windsor, Ontario to secure her place for the national Olympic team.[5]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Hendry competed for the women's pole vault, where she had cleared her best possible height of 4.30 metres in the qualifying rounds, finishing only in eighteenth place.[6]

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Hendry captured her first top-level success by winning the bronze medal in the women's pole vault, after she cleared the height of 4.25 metres in the final round.[2]

Hendry later emerged as a heavy favorite to qualify for her second Olympic games in

Calgary, Alberta, after failing to reach a height of 4.20 metres in three attempts.[7]

Hendry received a bachelor's degree in education at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. She also trains for the Riverside Athletics Club, under her personal and head coach Rick Petrucha.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Canada
2001 Pan American Junior Championships Santa Fe, Argentina 2nd 3.85 m
2002 NACAC U-25 Championships
San Antonio, Texas
, United States 		— NH
2003 Universiade
Daegu, South Korea
 10th 4.00 m
2004
NACAC U-23 Championships
 Sherbrooke, Canada — NH
2005 Jeux de la Francophonie
Niamey, Niger
 1st 4.15 m
2006 Commonwealth Games
Melbourne, Australia
 8th 4.15 m
2007 Universiade
Bangkok, Thailand
 4th 4.30 m
2008 Olympic Games
Beijing, China
 18th (q) 4.30 m
2009 World Championships
Berlin, Germany
 16th (q) 4.40 m
2010 World Indoor Championships
Doha, Qatar
 6th 4.50 m
Commonwealth Games
Delhi, India
 3rd 4.25 m
2011 World Championships
Daegu, South Korea
 24th (q) 4.25 m

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kelsie Hendry". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Pole vault tie boosts Canada's medal count on day 9". CBC Canada. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  3. ^ Gains, Paul (5 June 2008). "Canadian pole vaulter continues quest for qualification". CBC Canada. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Canadian pole vaulter Beijing bound". CBC Canada. 20 July 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Saskatoon pole vaulter Kelsie Hendry qualifies for Beijing Olympics". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Canada.com. 7 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. ^ Trembath, Sean (3 July 2012). "Kelsie Hendry's dream of return trip to Olympics ends". Saskatoon Star Phoenix. Canada.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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