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Jessica O'Connell

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Sport
  
Track and field

Height
  
1.58 m

Education
  
West Virginia University

Coached by
  
Mike Van Tighem

Weight
  
48 kg

Event
  
5000 metres

Jessica O'Connell httpscdnolympicfileswordpresscom201507jes

Born
  
10 February 1989 (age 28) (
1989-02-10
)

College team
  
West Virginia Mountaineers

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Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events. She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth.

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In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event.

Competition record

1Representing the Americas

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • 1500 metres – 4:11.84 (Halifax 2014)
  • One mile – 4:30.75 (Burnaby 2014)
  • 3000 metres – 8:51.37 (Rabat 2015)
  • 5000 metres – 15:06.44 (Palo Alto 2015)

    • Indoor

  • 3000 metres – 8:53.09 (New York 2015)

    • References

    Jessica O'Connell Wikipedia
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