Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989 in Calgary) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events.[5] She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth.[6]

Jessica O'Connell
O'Connell at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 35)
Calgary[1]
EducationUniversity of Calgary[1]
West Virginia University[1]
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[2]
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event5000 m
College teamWest Virginia Mountaineers[3][4]
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima 5000 m

In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event.[7]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Canada
2007 Pan American Junior Championships São Paulo, Brazil 4th 1500 m 4:27.84
3rd 3000 m 9:56.33
2008 World Junior Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 16th (h) 1500 m 4:24.73
2010 NACAC U23 Championships Miramar, United States 2nd 1500 m 4:25:78
1st 5000 m 17:15:73
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 10th 5000 m 15:45.33
Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 7th 3000 m 9:11.041
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 7th 5000 m 16:08.41
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 9th 3000 m 9:05.71
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 26th (h) 5000 m 15:51.18
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 25th (h) 5000 m 15:23.16
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 5000 m 15:50.96
2019 Pan American Games Lima, Peru 2nd 5000 m 15:36.08

1Representing the Americas

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

  • 3000 metres – 8:46 50 (New York 2019) Canadian Record

References

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  1. ^ a b c Team Canada
  2. ^ Jessica O'Connell Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ "All-Time WVU Olympians". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Jessica O'Connell - Cross Country". West Virginia University Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ Jessica O'Connell at World Athletics  
  6. ^ Jessica O'Connell. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-22.
  7. ^ Hossain, Asif (11 July 2016). "Athletics Canada nominates largest squad to Team Canada for Rio". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 July 2016.