Kelly Morgan (athlete)

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Kelly Morgan
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1980-06-17) June 17, 1980 (age 43)
Durrington, Salisbury
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Weight 72.5 kg (160 lb)[2]
Sport
Sport
Weight class super welterweight[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Javelin: 64.87 m (2002)
Medal record
Javelin throw
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Javelin throw

Kelly Morgan (born 17 June 1980) is a British boxer. Prior to taking up boxing, she has represented the England development team in netball, and represented England and the United Kingdom in the javelin throw.

Sports

Javelin

Morgan started throwing the javelin at age 11, picking up a boy's javelin at her school and throwing it further than any of the boys.[3] She went on to win the English schools junior girls title in 1994, then a year later at age 15 won the AAA under 20 title, resulting in her being called up to the British junior squad. Injury caused her to miss two seasons, but she retook the AAA under 20 title in 1998, and represented the UK in the World Junior Championships.[4][5]

In 1999, with a new model of javelin being introduced, Morgan took the UK junior record with a throw of 54.61 m (179.2 ft), going on to win the AAA senior title in 2000, when she also broke two British under 23 records.[3][5]

Further injury held Morgan back, but she nonetheless represented the United Kingdom in the 2002 European Athletics Championships and England in the 2002 Commonwealth Games, where she achieved third place.[5] 2002 was by far Morgan's best year for javelin: she broke multiple records, including with her personal best of 64.87 m (212.8 ft), and at one point ranked second in the world.[5][6]

Morgan required multiple cortisone injections to get through the 2002 season, and had an operation to shave away part of the acromion process towards the end of that year.[6] That operation led to a secondary problem, however, and as a result she did not compete in 2003. Instead she intended to focus on the 2004 Olympic Games,[7] but was unable to overcome her injuries to be able to compete.[8]

Netball

In 2001, Morgan competed for the English development team in netball, playing against the world champion Australian team.[6]

Boxing

Morgan started amateur boxing while in the British Army in 2007, but only had a small number of fights due to Army commitments. However, in July 2015, she switched to professional boxing, winning her first three bouts, including against world number two Szilvia Szabados.[9][10]

Personal life

Morgan was born in Dover and brought up in Durrington, Wiltshire.[5][11] The daughter of Sarah, who played netball, and Russ, an amateur boxer and Army physical training instructor, she tried a large number of different sports before finding a niche with the javelin.[12]

Outside of sport, Morgan was in the Royal Air Force until 2000, when she left to concentrate on javelin. By the end of 2001, she missed the military, and rejoined the armed forces, this time in the British Army, where she served until 2012, reaching the rank of sergeant in the Royal Army Physical Training Corps.[5][12][13][14]

Between leaving the army and beginning her boxing career, Morgan spent some time travelling, including working as a personal trainer in Qatar.[14]

Results

Javelin

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  United Kingdom and  England
1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 18th (q) 46.58 m (old spec.)
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd 57.09 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 12th 53.89 m

Boxing

3 Wins (1 knockout)[1]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 3–0 Hungary Szilvia Szabados PTS 6 (6×2) 20 December 2015 Grand Leisure Centre, Swindon
Win 2–0 Hungary Melinda Lazar PTS 6 (6×2) 24 October 2015 Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon
Win 1–0 Hungary Klaudia Vigh TKO 1 (6×2), 1:34 18 July 2015 Bath Pavilion, Bath Professional debut

References

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