凯丽•霍尔姆斯 （kelly holmes） （田径 英国）
athens, 26 août 2004, games of the xxviii olympiad. women's athletics: kelly holmes of great britain competes in the the 1500m semifinal.
born: 19 april 1970
birthplace: pembury (united kingdom)
nationality: united kingdom
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
atlanta 1996
sydney 2000
athens 2004
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
bronze: 1
peaking at the age of 34
although she showed early promise as a runner, kelly holmes gave up the sport to join the army at the age of 18 and become british army judo champion. she returned to competitive athletics after watching the 1992 olympics on television.
only three years later, she earned two medals at the 1995 world championships, a bronze in the 800m and a silver in the 1,500m. but holmes' career was plagued by injuries. barely recovered from a stress fracture, she placed only fourth in the 800m at the 1996 atlanta olympics. in 2000, a ruptured calf left her only six weeks to train for the sydney games. still, she managed to win a bronze medal in the 800m and placed seventh in the 1,500m.
finally, in 2004, she entered the olympics in perfect shape. in the final of the 800m, holmes moved past defending champion maria mutola coming out of the last turn and then held off the late surges of hasna benhassi and jolanda ceplak. the finish was so close that holmes did not know that she had won; but she did by five hundredths of a second.
five nights later, she took to the track in the final of the 1,500m. seventh with a lap to go and fifth a half lap from the finish, holmes burst into the lead around the final turn and earned her second gold medal. at 34, she is the oldest woman to win either the 800m or the 1,500m, much less both of them.
34岁的运动巅峰
生日：1970年4月19日
出生地：潘芭瑞，英国
国籍: 英国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会
2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会
2004年希腊雅典夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌 2枚
铜牌 1枚
凯丽•霍尔姆斯在很小的时候就开始接受田径训练，并且显示出在田径运动上良好的天赋和才华，但因为选择了参军服役，她的运动生涯被迫在18岁的时候中断。在军队服服役期间，她成为英国军队柔道冠军。1992年，她在电视机前观看了巴塞罗纳奥运会的直播，她决定重新回到田径场。仅仅三年后，她就达到世界优秀运动员水平，在1995年世界田径锦标赛上，她获得800米项目铜牌，1500米的银牌。随后，她的运动生涯再次受到打击，骨折又让她暂别竞技舞台。在1996年美国亚特兰大夏季奥运会上，她只在800米项目中名列第四。2000年澳大利亚悉尼夏季奥运会前，霍尔姆斯只有六周时间来进行专门训练，但她仍然在800米项目中获得铜牌，在1500米比赛中名列第七。起起伏伏干扰在她运动生涯的后期逐渐平静下来，随后几年，她的状态一直保持得不错，她终于以自己的最佳状态来到希腊雅典，参加2004年的夏季奥运会，在800米比赛中，她以0.05秒的优势获得个人的第一枚奥运会金牌。五天后，她参加了1500米项目的角逐，霍尔姆斯再一次后来居上，成功夺得自己的第二枚奥运金牌。她也以34岁的年龄成为奥运历史上800米和1500米比赛夺金的运动员。