Kelly Holmes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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British middle distance athlete and Olympic gold medallist
Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1970
Place of Birth: Pembury, England, United Kingdom
Profession: middle-distance runner
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Kelly Holmes
- Dame Kelly Holmes, (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
- She set British records in numerous events and still holds the records over the 600, 800 and 1000 metre distances. Inspired by a number of successful British middle distance runners in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Holmes began competing in middle distance events in her youth.
- She joined the British Army, but continued to compete at the organisation's athletics events.
- She turned to the professional athletics circuit in the early 1990s and in 1994 she won the 1500 m at the Commonwealth Games and took silver at the European Championships.
- She won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1995 Gothenburg World Championships, but suffered from various injuries over the following two years, failing to gain a medal at her first Olympics in Atlanta 1996.
- She won silver in the 1500 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and bronze in the 800 m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, her first Olympic medal. Holmes won the 1500 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 800 m bronze at the Munich European Championships that year.
- The 2003 track season saw her take silver in the 1500 m at the World Indoor Championships and the 800 m silver medals at the World Championships and first World Athletics Final. She took part in her final major championship in 2004, with a double gold medal-winning performance at the Athens Olympics, finishing as the 800 m and 1500 m Olympic Champion.
- For her achievements she won numerous awards and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2005.
- She retired from athletics in 2005 and has since made a number of television appearances.
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