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| Nationality | British/American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Amelia Strickler 24 January 1994 Ohio, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 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.[1]
Biography
[edit]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.[2]
She studied microbiology at Miami University, Ohio.[3][4]
Strickler finished sixth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In 2018, she became the British shot put champion after winning the title at the 2018 British Athletics Championships.[5] She later won gold at the 2020 British Indoor Athletic Championships.[6]
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.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "WAAA and National Championships Medallists". NUTS. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
- ↑ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. British Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ↑ "Results list". British Athletics.
External links
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Track and field athletes from Ohio
- People from Uttoxeter
- Sportspeople from Staffordshire
- English women shot putters
- British women shot putters
- American women shot putters
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 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
- American people of British descent
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2017 Summer Universiade