Hannah Kelly (athlete)
British athlete (born 2000)
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Hannah Kelly (born 20 December 2000) is a British track and field athlete. She has won multiple-medals at international level for Great Britain in the 4 × 400 metres relay, including at the 2024 Olympic Games.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 2000 Bury, England |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres |
Early life
From Bury, Kelly attended the Holy Cross College.[1] She joined the Bolton Harriers running club when she was eleven.[2] She studied Law at the University of Birmingham.[3]
Career
Kelly qualified for the semi-finals in the 200 metres on her senior debut, aged 17 years-old, at the 2018 British Indoor Championships in Birmingham. That year she won the silver medal in the event at the English Under-20s Indoor Championships.[4][5]
After stepping up to 400 metres, Kelly became the English U23 champion in 2021, in only her fourth outdoor race over the distance.[6]
She successfully defended this title in 2022.[7] Kelly made her international debut in February after being selected for the England team for the mixed 4 × 400 m relay team competing at the Dynamic New Athlete indoor event in Glasgow.[8]
She was selected for the Great Britain squad at the 2023 European Indoor Championships held in Istanbul as part of the 4 × 400 m relay team.[9]
She was selected for the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as part of the 4 × 400 m relay team.[10] The quartet set a new national record time of 3:26.04 in qualifying for the final.[11]
In April 2024, she was selected as part of the British team for the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas.[12] In May 2024, she was selected to represent England at the Loughborough International.[13] She was selected to run the 4 × 400 metres relay for Britain at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome.[14] On 5 July 2024, she was named in the British 4 × 400 metres relay squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal.[15]
She was selected for the British relay team for the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn.[16] She won a silver medal in the women’s 4 × 400 metres relay alongside Lina Nielsen, Amber Anning and Emily Newnham, with the quartet setting a new national record of three minutes, 24.89 seconds.[17] She was named in the British team for the 2025 World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou.[18]