Kelly Holmes
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Age | 54 |
| Date of birth | April 19,1970 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | Pembury |
| United Kingdom | |
| Height | 160 (cm) |
| Parents | Pam Norman |
| Derrick Holmes | |
| Gold medals | Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres |
| Awards | BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award |
| Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year | |
| Glamour Award for W Channel Sportswoman | |
| Event | 800 metres |
| 2023-06-25 15:00:00 | |
| 2023-07-03 15:00:00 | |
| Gold medal | Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres |
| Siblings | Stuart Norris |
| Lisa Lewis | |
| Penny Thomson | |
| Kevin Norris | |
| Olympic medal | Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 800 metres |
| Education | Hugh Christie school |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 409681 |
Kelly Holmes Life story
Dame Kelly Holmes DBE OLY is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
How Dame Kelly Holmes won her toughest race - to be herself, out and proud
...By John HandBBC NewsTwo dazzling images define truly golden moments in former athlete Kelly Holmes s life...
Stars offer 'respect' to Carol Vorderman after leaving BBC show
... Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes added: " You do you Carol! Much respect for sticking up for who you are and not allowing corporations to silence you! " while broadcaster and podcast host Elizabeth Day called Vorderman " a legend"...
Wayne Rooney talks of alcohol struggles in new Rob Burrow podcast
... " Upcoming guests on the podcast include England rugby union world cup winner Jonny Wilkinson, double-Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and seven-time Paralympic gold medallist Hannah Cockroft...
Kate tells pupils she ‘never expected to be royal but fell in love'
... Catherine was meeting St Katherine s School students supported by the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust...
LGBT awards: Adele Roberts named role model of the year
... Lady Gaga was given the celebrity award, announced by surprise guest Dame Kelly Holmes, Singer Alicia Keys was honoured as celebrity ally of the year after a public vote...
Dame Kelly Holmes shares relief at coming out as gay
...Dame Kelly Holmes says she is " getting rid of that fear" as the Olympic champion reveals she is gay...
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... On this day2004 British athlete Kelly Holmes wins the 1500m to take her second gold medal of the Athens Olympics...
Dame Kelly Holmes shares relief at coming out as gay
Dame Kelly Holmes says she is " getting rid of that fear" as the Olympic champion reveals she is gay.
In an interview, the 52-year-old said she was both nervous and excited about Coming Out .
" I needed to do this now, for me. It was my decision. I'm nervous about saying it. I feel like I'm going to explode with excitement, " She Said .
" Sometimes I cry with relief. The Moment this comes Out , I'm essentially getting rid of that fear. "
Dame Kelly became only the third woman in history and The First Briton since Albert Hill 84 years earlier to win the 800m and 1500m Olympic double at the Athens games in 2004.
She has achieved seven gold, eight silver and four bronze Olympic, Commonwealth and European medals throughout her athletic career.
Writing on Instagram online, Dame Kelly said: " I can finally breathe.
" Yes I have been petrified of putting this Out - you have no idea.
" This journey has been the hardest part of life. Living with any kind of fear is debilitating".
She has filmed a documentary for ITV which she says is about Helping People " live their authentic lives" - it airs later this month.
'I'd be in trouble'In her interview with The Mirror , Dame Kelly spoke of her concern that she would be punished for being gay and serving in the Army.
" I was convinced throughout my whole life that if I admitted to being gay in the Army I'd still be in trouble, " She Said .
She described an incident where The Royal Military Police searched her accommodation in what she believed to be an attempt to uncover her sexuality.
" They pulled Everything Out of your cupboard, turned Out the beds and drawers, read Letters - Everything - trying to catch us Out , so we could be arrested, court martialled and potentially go to jail, " She Said .
Dame Kelly left professional running at 18 to join the Army in the late 1980s, becoming an HGV driver and a physical training instructor.
She was awarded an MBE for services to the Army in 1998, and in 2018, she became the First Person to be appointed Honorary Colonel to a regular unit, The Royal Armoured Corps.
Gay, transgender and bisexual people in the military faced prison if their sexuality or gender identity was discovered.
The Law was changed in 2000 after four servicemen and women, who were sacked for being gay, won a case in the European Court of Human Rights .
Source of news: bbc.com
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