Leah Pells
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Leah Marlee Pells |
| Born | November 9, 1964 (age 61) |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
Medal record | |
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Leah Marlee Pells (born November 9, 1964, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada who competed in the middle distance events and was once ranked first in the world in the 1500 metres.[1] She represented Canada at three consecutive Summer Olympics from 1992 to 2000. Pells finished fourth in the 1500 metre race in Atlanta. Pells won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.
Pells published her autobiography Not About the Medal in 2012. In the book, she writes about being the daughter of an alcoholic, experiencing abuse and growing up impoverished.[2]
Pells has one son and now works as a trained counsellor.[3]
See also
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[edit | edit source]- ^ Canoe.ca: Leah Pells Retrieved on 4 September 2009
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Leah Pells at World AthleticsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Leah Pells at Athletics CanadaLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Leah Marlee Pells at Olympics.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Leah Marlee Pells at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Canadian women middle-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Olympic track and field athletes for Canada
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in athletics (track and field)
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada
- Track and field athletes from Vancouver
- Sportswomen from British Columbia
- Sportspeople from Coquitlam
- Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games
- Simon Fraser Red Leafs women's track and field athletes
- Simon Fraser University alumni
- Canadian Track and Field Championships winners
- 20th-century Canadian sportswomen
- Canadian middle-distance runner stubs