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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | 15 October 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | High jump: 1.86m (Hastings, 2022) |
Imogen Skelton (born 15 October 2000) is a track and field athlete from New Zealand who competes in the high jump.[1]
Early life
Skelton started athletics in primary school and joined Wellington Harriers Athletics Club when she was ten years-old. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington and was the New Zealand Secondary Schools junior girls high jump champion.[2][3]
Career
Skelton won the New Zealand U18 National High Jump title, came 2nd in the U20s at the same competition, in Dunedin in March 2016.[4] The following year she was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.[3]
In March 2022 at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Hastings she cleared a new personal best height of 1.86 metres in finishing second behind Keeley O’Hagan.[5]
Skelton won the high jump at Whanganui’s Cooks Classic in January 2024, with a clearance of 1.80 metres.[6]
Personal life
She attended the University of Auckland.[7]
References
- ^ "Imogen Skelton". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Athletics: Five minutes with Imogen Skelton". NZHerald. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Imogen Skelton raising the bar for NZ at Youth Commonwealth Games". Collegesportmedia.co.nz. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Imogen Skelton - Excellent Athletics Season". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Bing and Peeters fire on captivating day in Hastings". Athletics.org.nz. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Tweed, Mike (27 January 2024). "Athletics: Sam Tanner and Rebekah Aitkenhead triumph at Whanganui's Cooks Classic". NZHerald. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "2019 Blues Awards Winners". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2024.