Kaila McKnight (born 5 May 1986) is an Australian athletics competitor. She represented Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres event.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 5 May 1986 Stony Creek, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 172 cm (68 in) (2012) |
| Weight | 52 kg (115 lb) (2012) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Australia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 800 metres 1500 metres One Mile 3000 metres 5000 metres |
Personal
editMcKnight was born on 5 May 1986[1][2][3] in Stony Creek[2] near Foster, Victoria[2] and is from Victoria.[2][3] She attended St Laurence's Catholic Primary School in Victoria before going to Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College for high school.[3] She then went to Deakin University from 2007 to 2009 where she earned a Bachelor of Commerce.[3] As of 2017[update], she is a teacher [2] an accountant[4] and married. As of 2012[update], she lives in the Victorian[2] town of Leongatha.[3]
McKnight is 172 centimetres (68 in) tall and weighs 52 kilograms (115 lb).[3]
Athletics
editMcKnight is a middle-distance runner[2][3] and is coached by Nic Bideau,[2][3] who became her coach in 2009.[3] She is also coached by Richard Huggins who became her coach in 1998.[3] She is a member of the Knox Athletics Club.[3] Her events are the 800 metres, 1500 metres, One Mile, 3000 metres, and 5000 metres.[1][2]
McKnight has an athletics scholarship from the Victorian Institute of Sport.[2][3][4] She does most of her training in Melbourne and London.[3] Running for the national team, she wears number 53.[2]
Her personal best time in the 800 metres is 2:04.04 set in Liége, Belgium on 13 July 2010.[2] Her personal best time in the 1500 metres is 4:05.61 set in Shanghai on 19 May 2012.[1][2] Her personal best time in the one mile is 4:33.33 set in Cork, Ireland on 17 July 2012.[1][2] Her personal best time in the 3000 metres is 8:58.46 set in Newcastle, Australia on 29 January 2011.[1] Her personal best time in the 5000 metres is 15:33.77 set in Rovereto on 13 September 2011.[1]
At the 2009 Australian National Championships in the 1500 metres, she finished second.[2][3][4] At the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, she finished second in the 1500 metres event with a time of 4:16:10.[2][4] At the 2010 Australian National Championships in the 1500 metres, she finished first.[2][3][4] At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she finished fifth in her heats in the 1500 metres event with a time of 4:15.22.[2][3] At the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup 2010 on 5 September in the 1500 metres race, she finished ninth with a time of 4:27.40.[1] At the IAAF/VTB Bank Continental Cup 2010 on 4 September in the 3000 metres race, she finished ninth with a time of 9:24.50.[1] She competed at the 2010 International Sotteville Meeting in France in the 1500 metres event, where she set a personal best.[3] At the 2011 Australian National Championships in the 1500 metres, she finished second.[2] At the 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Daegu on 30 August 2011 in the 1500 metres race, she finished tenth with a time of 4:10.83.[1][2][3][4][5] At the 39th IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbría on 20 March 2011 in the senior race, she finished 69th with a time of 27:59.[1]
Prior to the Australian Olympic qualification period, McKnight spent three months competing overseas.[6] At the 2012 Australian National Championships in the 1500 metres, she finished first and first in the 5000 metres event.[2][4][6][clarification needed]
McKnight was selected to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 1500 metres event, where she will make her Olympic debut.[3][7][8][9]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she reached the semi-finals of the 1500 metres but was eliminated there.[10]
She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, reaching the final.[11]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Athletes – McKnight Kaila Biography". IAAF. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Athletics Australia – McKnight, Kaila". Athletics Australia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "London 2012 – Kaila McKnight". Australian Olympic Committee. 5 May 1986. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) | Kaila McKnight". Victorian Institute of Sport. 5 May 1986. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Athletics: Hamblin wins in South Korea – Sport – NZ Herald News". New Zealand Herald. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ a b Damon Francis (29 September 2011). "McKnight takes Gippstar". Latrobe Valley Express. Retrieved 5 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Breen into Olympic aths squad". The West Australian. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Steve Hooker, cabeza de cartel de la selección australiana de atletismo". Campeonato mundial. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Noticias EFE. "Steve Hooker, cabeza de cartel de la selección australiana de atletismo". Larioja.com. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "1500m women results – Athletics – London 2012 Olympics". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Kaila McKnight Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.