Angela Chalmers was born on September 6,1963 and is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres.
13 Facts About Angela Chalmers
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Angela Chalmers is the 1992 Olympic bronze medallist in the 3000 metres, and a three-time Commonwealth gold medallist, winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994.
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Angela Chalmers won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner in 1987.
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Angela Chalmers finished 14th in the 3000 metres final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
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Angela Chalmers was chosen by her team to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the 1994 Commonwealth games, leading her team into Centennial Stadium.
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Angela Chalmers remains the only woman in the history of the Commonwealth Games to successfully defend the 3000 m race.
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At the height of her career, Angela Chalmers was ranked as one of the top three middle distance runners in the world.
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In 2001, Angela Chalmers was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, and in 2004 into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.
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Angela Chalmers was a recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now the Indspire Awards, in the sports category in 1995.
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Angela Chalmers is of Sioux descent, and used her platform as a professional runner to speak out about Aboriginal peoples.
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Angela Chalmers was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2019.
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In 1996, just before the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Angela Chalmers retired from her career as a Canadian track and field athlete due to a calf injury.
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Angela Chalmers is married to Simon Doyle, an Australian middle distance runner, and is the mother of two children.