Kellie Wapshott (born 23 March 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian race walker.[1] She set her personal best time of 1:32:57, by finishing second in the women's 20 km at the 2008 Australian Race Walking Championships, coincidentally in her home city Melbourne.[2][3]
Wapshott represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed in the women's 20 km race walk, along with her teammates Jane Saville and Claire Woods. She successfully finished the race in fortieth place by fifty-six seconds behind Hungary's Edina Füsti, with a time of 1:37:59.[4] Wapshott was elevated to a higher position, when Greek race walker and former Olympic champion Athanasía Tsoumeléka had been disqualified from the competition, after she was tested positive for CERA, an advanced version of the blood-booster erythropoietin (EPO).[5]
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^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^"Tallent and Wapshott Beijing bound". Athletics Australia. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^"Tallent bound for Race Walking Challenge opener on road to Beijing". IAAF. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
^"IOC sanctions race walker Tsoumeleka for doping". USA Today. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
kellie, wapshott, born, march, 1981, melbourne, victoria, australian, race, walker, personal, best, time, finishing, second, women, 2008, australian, race, walking, championships, coincidentally, home, city, melbourne, personal, informationnationality, austral. Kellie Wapshott born 23 March 1981 in Melbourne Victoria is an Australian race walker 1 She set her personal best time of 1 32 57 by finishing second in the women s 20 km at the 2008 Australian Race Walking Championships coincidentally in her home city Melbourne 2 3 Kellie WapshottPersonal informationNationality AustraliaBorn 1981 03 23 23 March 1981 age 42 Melbourne Victoria AustraliaHeight1 70 m 5 ft 7 in Weight55 kg 121 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s Race walkingClubKnox Athletics ClubCoached byBrent VallanceAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 20 km walk 1 32 57 2008 Wapshott represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where she competed in the women s 20 km race walk along with her teammates Jane Saville and Claire Woods She successfully finished the race in fortieth place by fifty six seconds behind Hungary s Edina Fusti with a time of 1 37 59 4 Wapshott was elevated to a higher position when Greek race walker and former Olympic champion Athanasia Tsoumeleka had been disqualified from the competition after she was tested positive for CERA an advanced version of the blood booster erythropoietin EPO 5 References Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Kellie Wapshott Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 30 January 2013 Tallent and Wapshott Beijing bound Athletics Australia 23 February 2008 Retrieved 30 January 2013 Tallent bound for Race Walking Challenge opener on road to Beijing IAAF 24 February 2008 Retrieved 30 January 2013 Women s 20km Walk NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 30 July 2012 Retrieved 30 January 2013 IOC sanctions race walker Tsoumeleka for doping USA Today 18 November 2009 Retrieved 30 January 2013 External links EditKellie Wapshott at World Athletics Profile Australian Olympic Team NBC Olympics Profile This biographical article relating to Australian athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kellie Wapshott amp oldid 1156340986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
