Jessica Zelinka
Jessica Zelinka medal table |
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Jessica Zelinka at the 2008 Olympics |
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gold | 2007 Rio de Janeiro | Heptathlon |
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silver | 2010 Delhi | Heptathlon |
Jessica Zelinka (* 3. September 1981 in London , Ontario ) is a Canadian athlete with the special disciplines heptathlon and 100-meter hurdles .
In the heptathlon she was eleventh at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki in 2005 and just missed the medal ranks at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne with a fourth place. In 2007 she won gold in this discipline at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro , and in 2008 she was sixth at the Olympic Games in Beijing .
After a baby break, she continued her career as a heptathlete in 2010 and won silver at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi . In 2011 she was ninth at the World Cup in Daegu .
In 2012 she qualified in both the 100 m hurdles and in the heptathlon for the Olympic Games in London and came seventh in both disciplines. At the 2013 World Cup in Moscow, she reached the semi-finals over 100 m hurdles.
So far she has been six times Canadian champion in heptathlon (2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012) and once over 100 m hurdles (2012). She improved the national heptathlon record four times.
Jessica Zelinka is married to water polo player Nathaniel Miller .
Top performances
- 100 m hurdles: 12.65 s, 3rd August 2012, London
- Heptathlon: 6599 points, June 28, 2012, Calgary (Canadian record)
- Pentathlon (hall): 4386 points, February 23, 2007, Winnipeg
Web links
- Official website
- Jessica Zelinka in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait ( Memento from December 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at Athletics Canada
- Jessica Zelinka in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Zelinka, Jessica |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian heptathlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd September 1981 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London , Ontario , Canada |