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| Birth name | Amelia Strickler | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British/American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) Ohio, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Thames Valley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Zane Duquemin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amelia Campbell née Strickler (born 24 January 1994) is an American born, British shot putter who represents Great Britain and England in international athletics events.
Biography
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.
She studied microbiology at Miami University, Ohio.
Strickler finished sixth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won gold medals at the 2018 British Athletics Championships and 2020 British Indoor Athletic Championships.
In 2024, Campbell (under her married name) won a second British outdoor title, after winning the shot put event at the 2024 British Athletics Championships with a throw of 17.59 metres.
References
- "Amelia Campbell". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- "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.
- "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. British Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- "Results list". British Athletics.
External links
| British Athletics Championships women's shot put champions | |
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from Ohio
- People from Uttoxeter
- Sportspeople from Staffordshire
- English female shot putters
- British female shot putters
- American female shot putters
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- British Athletics Championships winners
- Miami RedHawks women's track and field athletes
- English people of American descent
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- 21st-century English sportswomen