1. Kelsey-Lee Barber is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.
15 Facts About Kelsey-Lee Barber
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Kelsey-Lee Barber won consecutive gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2022 World Championships, the first person to do so, and her personal best of 67.70 m ranks her 13th in the overall list.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber was formerly based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber arrived in Australia during the Sydney Olympics and lived in Corryong in Victoria.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber was so successful that she progressed in discus competitions through the zone and regional carnivals.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber moved from Corryong to Canberra in 2007 and started taking athletics more seriously.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber trained with a coach and at age 17 won the javelin at the Pacific School Games in Canberra.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber married her coach Mike Barber after the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber produced three consecutive personal bests in competitions in Turku, Lausanne and London.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber won gold at the 2019 Oceania Athletics Championships with a personal best and championship record 65.61 m throw.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships with 66.56 m on the final throw, moving her from 4th to 1st place.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber was recognised in the Canberra Sport Awards as Female Athlete of the Year.
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In 2021, following the COVID-19 disruptions to competition, Kelsey-Lee Barber threw 61.09 m to place second at the national titles.
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Kelsey-Lee Barber won bronze in the final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, throwing 64.56m.
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At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Kelsey-Lee Barber won a gold medal in javelin, making her the first woman to ever retain the women's World Championships javelin title.