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Nickname | Meelz | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British/American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ohio | 24 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Miami University, Oxford, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Great Britain England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Thames Valley Harriers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Zane Duquemin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amelia Campbell formerly Amelia Strickler (born 24 January 1994) is an American-born, British shot putter who represents Great Britain and England in international athletics events.
Strickler finished sixth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won gold medals at the 2018 British Athletics Championships and 2020 British Indoor Athletic Championships.[1]
Early life[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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. British Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "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.