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	Kelly Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holmes, born in Pembury, Kent, is the daughter of Derrick Holmes, a Jamaican-born car mechanic, and an English mother, Pam Norman.
		Holmes watched the 1992 Summer Olympics on television, and seeing Lisa York in the heats of the 3,000 metres, an athlete whom she had competed against, and beaten, decided to return to athletics.
		Subsequently, Holmes was given the honour of carrying the British flag at the closing ceremony of the games, on August 29, the day after her second victory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kelly_Holmes (1337 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Kelly Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Holmes was born in Pembury, Kent, the mixed-race daughter of Derrick Holmes, Jamaican-born car mechanic, and an English mother, Pam Norman.
		Kelly was born on April 19 1970 in Pembury, Kent, the daughter of Constantine and Pamela Holmes.
		Kelly Holmes is the first Briton for 84 years to achieve the Olympic middle-distance double.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kelly-Holmes (4716 words)

	Kelly Holmes
		Holmes, entered for both the 800m and 1500m in Athens, was always to the fore after her impressive victories at the Norwich Union International at Birmingham and the Norwich Union London Grand Prix at Crystal Palace.
		Holmes was in the lead at the bell, and her and Janowska pulled away on the last lap.
		Holmes, who won bronze in the 800m at Sydney 2000, said at the start of the season that the 1500m was her priority.
	athleticssuperstars.tripod.com /kelly_holmes.htm (6791 words)

	Kelly Holmes: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Pembury is a large village in the county of kent in the south-east of england, uk, with a population of around 7000....
		(Holmes was considered one of the favourites for the gold medal in the 800m.
		Holmes was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire[For more, click on this link] in the New Year's Honours List of 31 December 2004.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ke/kelly_holmes.htm (3419 words)

	News of Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes
		In August 2005 Kelly Holmes still struggling from injury came ninth in her final athletics appearance in the UK at the Norwich Union British Grand Prix in Sheffield.
		Kelly Holmes won the 1500m Norwich Union International in a time of 4mins 14.74secs this weekend but said that she might not run in the World Championships in Helsinki in August.
		Kelly said she was "totally shocked a girl who was brought up in a humble council house could be made Dame Kelly Holmes".
	www.biogs.com /famous/holmeskupdate.html (689 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Olympics 2004 \| Olympics: Holmes finds self-belief and double delight
		At the start of the week Holmes, at 34 and who by her own admission had considered retiring on several occasions, seemed destined to be remembered as a good runner who never quite fulfilled her potential due to injury.
		By the end of it she was appearing on the front page of every Sunday newspaper in Britain and being hailed as the greatest female athlete in the country's history after adding the 1500 metres gold medal to the one she had won over 800m the previous Monday.
		Britain's Packer had already taken a silver medal in the 400m in Tokyo in 1964 but there were echoes of Kelly Holmes when, with some 80 metres to go, she put in an exceptional winning kick to pass France's Maryvonne Dupureur and won the 800m by some five metres.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /olympics2004/athletics/story/0,14782,1293602,00.html (1492 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| The Guardian profile: Kelly Holmes
		Holmes took great pleasure in victory, and demonstrated from an early age the distaste for defeat required to progress to the highest level.
		Holmes enjoyed army life but ambition got the better of her in 1992 when she saw Lisa York, a former opponent at junior level, running the 3,000m, at the Barcelona Olympics.
		Holmes and Mutola no longer train together, and the warm embraces of the past were replaced on Monday night by a cool handshake before the final, in which Mutola was fourth, and not a glance afterwards.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1291803,00.html (1512 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Sport \| Athletics \| Kelly Holmes wins her second Olympic title
		Holmes had met Jennings through Mutola, a friend and training partner who would become her biggest rival in Athens, souring the relationship between the two.
		Holmes had originally planned to concentrate only on the 1500m but she was in such good shape that she decided, at the last moment, to run the 800m as well.
		Holmes has also visited South Africa to take charge of the training camp she has set up with the help of Norwich Union to nurture the next generation of British female runners.
	sport.guardian.co.uk /athletics/story/0,10082,1377828,00.html?gusrc=rss (1790 words)

	The Observer \| Sport \| Big interview with Kelly Holmes
		For the first time, Holmes has no control over whether or not she will win a competition and she appears terrified that everyone is so certain that she will win that they will not bother to vote.
		The big Olympic parade in London, of which she was the star, did not have the same impact because it was not the people she grew up with, the ones who have known the struggles she has had with injury and the commitment she has put into her training.
		Coe was part of the presentation party for the women's 800m and, because of a delay to the ceremony, he suggested to Holmes that she should pass the time by doing her cool-down because she had the 1500m heats the next day.
	observer.co.uk /sport/story/0,6903,1372165,00.html (2412 words)

	Biography of Kelly Holmes, Olympic gold medallist
		In January 2006 Kelly Holmes entered Dancing on Ice - you can access the biographies of the celebrities from the panel on the left.
		The Kelly Holmes News page reports on her becoming a Dame, winning the Sports Personality of the year, etc
		Kelly Holmes made history at the Athens Olympics by winning both the 1500m and 800m gold.
	www.biogs.com /famous/holmeskelly.html (399 words)

	Kelly Holmes \| Speakers UK
		elly Holmes victory in the Athens 800 and 1500 metres Olympic finals proved one thing that her fans always knew: she's one of the most talented middle distance runners Great Britian has ever had.
		Olympic gold medalist Kelly is no stranger to the winner's stand with her bonze in Sydney and her Gold at the Commonwealth Games.
		Injury has so often intervened to spoil Kelly's chances of the major prizes yet she has re motivated herself each time, never given up and with tenacity and self motivation has gone on to clinch two of the world's top Gold Medals.
	www.speakers-uk.com /view.phtml?id=379 (123 words)

	Dame Kelly Holmes hangs up spikes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Holmes, who has struggled for motivation since becoming the first Briton to strike gold twice at the same Olympics, said: "It really shook me up - one minute I was having lunch with him and then he has four weeks to live and he did die.
		However, she was named provisionally in England's team for Melbourne, although Holmes revealed that she would only compete if she thought she had a realistic chance of claiming a medal next March.
		Holmes, who is set to assume a global role as a senior ambassador with the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), hopes to be part of a ITV1 reality show Dancing On Ice alongside Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in the New Year.
	www.itn.co.uk /news/981897.html (556 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - TDK Golden League 2004 - News
		The two gold medals that Britain’s Kelly Holmes won at the Olympic Games in Athens have not left her side since she ran her way into history, but almost two weeks later she is still having difficulty believing it is true.
		Holmes, 34, won the 800m and 1500m Olympic titles, only the third woman to achieve it behind Russians Tatyana Kazankina, in Montreal in 1976, and Svetlana Masterkova, in 1996 in Atlanta.
		Holmes, who won 800m bronze at the Olympics in Sydney and silver at the World championships in Paris last year, confirmed, "what I achieved in Athens is the ultimate and nothing will ever top it in terms of achievement.
	www.iaaf.org /GLE04/news/Kind=2/newsId=27351.html (951 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - Athens Olympic Games 2004 - News
		A belated victory in a global championships for Holmes, at 34 the oldest woman ever to win the Olympic 800m title, was achieved in the stadium where she had plumb the depths of pain and despair just seven years earlier.
		Holmes was back on track seriously, again consulting her first coach, Dave Arnold, for advice.
		And in 1995 at the IAAF World Championships in Goteborg, Holmes was emulating one of those heroes she had watched on television as a kid when she managed to win medals at both 800 and 1500m.
	www.iaaf.org /OLY04/news/Kind=2/newsId=27110.html (1615 words)

	IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - IAAF Magazine - News
		Holmes had gone to the 1997 IAAF World Championships flying, in the form of her life, the favourite for the 1500m title.
		Holmes would always be first in line when it came to abseiling down sheer cliffs, or rafting fierce rapids, despite her own fears of heights or water.
		Holmes handled the question with good grace, but there had been signs of a rift between Mutola and her before the Games, ever since the Mozambican tripped over her training partner and fell to the track at an indoor race in Birmingham in March.
	www.iaaf.org /magazine/news/Kind=262144/newsId=27816.html (2296 words)

	Selectors push for a decision by Kelly Holmes - News by Girls Talk Sports
		Kelly Holmes will not be hurried into deciding whether she will run in the Commonwealth Games, even though selectors have threatened to withdraw her place.
		Kelly Holmes, has now fully recovered from the Achilles injury, which forced her to miss the World Championships, may make a final announcement at a news conference on Tuesday.
		But Jane Cowmeadow added that Kelly Holmes, who is currently training in Monaco, could not hurry her choice.
	www.girlstalksports.com /More-Sports/Athletics/Selectors-push-for-a-decision-by-Kelly-Holmes-20051202436 (380 words)

	Kelly Holmes calls it quits
		At an emotion-charged news conference the 35-year-old Holmes said she was no longer motivated and had also been deeply upset by the sudden death of a man she had met in Ireland.
		Holmes also said she had met a friend of her physiotherapist during a trip to Ireland, who was not feeling well after falling over in a tennis match.
		Holmes confirmed she would not compete at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games next March after missing the Helsinki world championships in August with an Achille injury.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/dec/06holmes.htm (488 words)

	USATODAY.com - Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes retires (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		LONDON (AP) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kelly Holmes announced her retirement Tuesday, saying she had nothing left to prove after her victories in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the 2004 Athens Games.
		Holmes, the BBC's "sports personality" of the year for 2004, missed most of the 2005 season because of injuries.
		Holmes was made a dame — the female version of a knight — in March by Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/olympics/summer/2005-12-06-holmes-retirement_x.htm (372 words)

	IndiaDaily - Kelly Holmes win Britain's top sports award
		Kelly Holmes, winner of gold medals in the 800 and 1,500 meters at the Athens Olympics, capped her year by winning the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year award.
		Holmes was chosen by public vote ahead of rower Matthew Pinsent, who won his fourth gold medal in Athens.
		Holmes, 34, who had endured a decade of injuries and illness, won two gold medals in the space of six days to become one of Britain's greatest Olympians.
	www.indiadaily.com /breaking_news/16241.asp (324 words)

	Double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes quits - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM
		Holmes said her decision had also been prompted by the sudden death of a friend of her physiotherapist.
		After a career marred by injuries, Holmes made her breakthrough in Athens by becoming the third woman to achieve the middle-distance double at the Olympics.
		Holmes was made a dame - the female version of a knight - in March by Queen Elizabeth II.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /sports/html/20051206T190000-0500_94061_OBS_DOUBLE_OLYMPIC_CHAMPION_KELLY_HOLMES_QUITS.asp (308 words)

	Kelly Holmes - British Gold Medallist
		Kelly Holmes is only the third woman from any nation in Olympic history to do the double, after Tatyana Kazankina of the Soviet Union in 1976 and Svetlana Masterkova of Russia in 1996.
		Kelly Holmes achievements in Athens makes her only the seventh British woman to ever win a track and field Olympic gold.
		Holmes' triumph came on what was a fantastic night for GB athletics.
	www.britain.tv /olympics/olympic_news_events_kellyholmes.shtml (248 words)

	Leeds Metropolitan University - Summer Graduation 2005, Honorary Doctorates, Dame Kelly Holmes
		Dame Kelly was born and brought up in the South-East, and emerged as a promising athlete when a junior.
		But Kelly’s celebrations at the 2000 Games were eclipsed by the national expressions of joy that met her double triumph in Athens.
		In addressing the graduands Dame Kelly said she thought that at some point when taking the degree course some of them probably thought they could not do it, or did not want to do it, but she said, “You did, you can and you wanted to….
	www.lmu.ac.uk /graduation/summer05/honorary/kholmes.htm (470 words)

	CBC Sports: Kelly Holmes tops field at World Athletics Final
		Trailing with 200 m left in the race, Holmes, with her teeth clenched, passed Tomashova to finish in a time of four minutes, 4.55 seconds.
		After beating Tomashova for gold in the 800 and 1,500 events at the Athens Olympics last month, Holmes fell to her rival at the ISTAF Golden League meet in Berlin a week ago.
		The victory moved Holmes to the top of IAAF rankings in the 1,500.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/09/18/Sports/holmes040918.html (377 words)

	KELLY HOLMES
		Neben ihrer Tätigkeit als Athletin ist Holmes auch Sporttrainerin in der britischen Armee.
		Ihren ersten Erfolg konnte Holmes 1994 an den Commonwealth-Spielen in Victoria (Kanada) feiern, wo sie das 1.500-Meter-Rennen gewann.
		Wenige Tage später siegte Holmes erneut und wurde Olympiasiegerin über 1.500 Meter.
	www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/K/Kelly_Holmes (262 words)

	Kelly Holmes Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com
		Hopes of completing the set of medals from all four majors were delayed in 1996 as she was unable to build on British record-breaking performances over 1000m and 1500m due to a stress fracture and had to settle for a brave fourth in the Olympics.
		Holmes finally added an Olympic medal in 2000 with a battling bronze in the 800m but illness in 2001 meant she was not in peak shape when the World Championships came around.
		A calf injury during the summer meant she went into the World Championships uncertain of which event to tackle, if she would be fit enough to compete at all, so her silver behind Mutola was one of the best performances of the championships by a British athlete.
	www.netglimse.com /celebs/pages/kelly_holmes (479 words)

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