Amelia Campbell formerly Amelia Strickler (born 24 January 1994) is an American-born, British shot putter who represents Great Britain and England in international athletics events.
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Nickname | Meelz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British/American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ohio | 24 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Thames Valley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Zane Duquemin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strickler finished sixth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won gold medals at the 2018 British Athletics Championships and 2020 British Indoor Athletic Championships.[1]
Early life edit
Strickler was born in Ohio to an American father, Randal Strickler; and a British mother, Cecilia. She has held dual citizenship since birth and chose to represent Great Britain internationally after moving to the United Kingdom with her mother in 2016.[2]
She studied microbiology at Miami University, Ohio.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. British Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Athletics: Amelia Strickler ready for her shot at glory for GB". Derbyshirelive. 22 November 2017.
- ^ "Amelia Strickler - Athletics Profile". Team England. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Amelia Strickler: Commonwealth Games shot-put medal a "definite possibility"". BBC Sport. 15 February 2018.