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Imogen Skelton
New Zealand athlete (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Imogen Skelton (born 15 October 2000) is a high jumper. She won the New Zealand national title in the high jump in 2024.[1]
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Early life
Skelton started athletics in primary school and joined Wellington Harriers Athletics Club when she was ten years-old. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington and was the New Zealand Secondary Schools junior girls high jump champion.[2][3] She was named athlete of the year at the 2017 College Sports Wellington (CSW) Awards.[4]
Career
Skelton won the New Zealand U18 National High Jump title, came 2nd in the U20s at the same competition, in Dunedin in March 2016.[5] The following year she was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.[3]
In March 2022 at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Hastings she cleared a new personal best height of 1.86 metres in finishing second behind Keeley O’Hagan.[6]
Skelton won the high jump at Whanganui’s Cooks Classic in January 2024, with a clearance of 1.80 metres.[7] In March 2024, she won the New Zealand national championship in the high jump with a clearance of 1.85 metres.[8]
In June 2024, she was a silver medalist in the high jump at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Fiji.[9]
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Personal life
She attended the University of Auckland.[10]
References
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