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{{short description|Canadian retired track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{short description|Canadian retired track and field athlete|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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| name = Angela Chalmers
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|09|06}}
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| birth_place = [[Brandon, Manitoba]], Canada
| nationality = Canadian
| alma_mater = [[Northern Arizona University]]
| sport = Athletics
| sport = Track and field
| event = [[3000 metres]]
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| event = [[1500 m]], [[3000 m]]
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|'''[[1500 m]]''': 4:01.61 (Paris 1994)
|'''[[Mile run|Mile]]''': 4:24.91 (Oslo 1991)
|'''[[2000 m]]''': 5:34.49 '''[[Canadian records in athletics|NR]]''' (Sheffield 1994)
|'''[[3000 m]]''' 8:32.17 '''[[Canadian records in athletics|NR]]''' (Victoria 1994)
|'''[[5000 m]]''' 15:09.35 (Melbourne 1992)
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}} {{MedalBronze|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]]|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]]|[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
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{{MedalCompetition|[[Commonwealth Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]]|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
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{{Medal|Bronze| [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]] | [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metres|3000 m]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]]|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]]}}
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{{MedalBronze|[[1985 Summer Universiade|1985 Kobe]]|[[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade|3000 m]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1985 Summer Universiade|1985 Kobe]]|[[Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade|3000 m]]}}
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{{Medal|Silver| [[1987 Pan American Games|1987 Indianapolis]] |[[Athletics at the 1987 Pan American Games|3000m]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]]|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|1500 metres]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[1990 Commonwealth Games|1990 Auckland]]|[[Athletics at the 1990 Commonwealth Games|3000 metres]]}}
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{{Medal|Gold|[[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Victoria]]|[[Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|3000 metres]]}}
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'''Angela Chalmers''' (born September 6, 1963) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired track and field athlete who competed in the [[1500 metres]] and [[3000 metres]]. She is the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympic bronze medallist]] in the 3000 metres, and a three-time [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth gold medallist]], winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994.
'''Angela Chalmers''' (born September 6, 1963) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired track and field athlete who competed in the [[1500 metres]] and [[3000 metres]]. She is the [[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Olympic bronze medallist]] in the 3000 metres, and a three-time [[Athletics at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth gold medallist]], winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994.


==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Brandon, Manitoba]], Canada, Chalmers was always an avid runner. She competed with the Canadian National Jr. Track Team, eventually receiving a scholarship to [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref name=":0">Chiefs and Champions - Angela Chalmers</ref> Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in [[Kobe]], [[Japan]] at the [[Universiade]]/[[FISU World University Games]], where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in [[Arizona]], she won the [[1986 NCAA Division I cross country championships]] for [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-Time NCAA Championship Results|url=https://nauathletics.com/sports/2017/12/5/all-time-ncaa-championship-results.aspx|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Northern Arizona University Athletics|language=en}}</ref><ref name="bigskyconf.com">{{Cite web|title=Big Sky Conference Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class|url=https://bigskyconf.com/news/2019/12/11/football-big-sky-conference-announces-inaugural-hall-of-fame-class.aspx|access-date=2020-07-14|website=bigskyconf.com|language=en}}</ref> She won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/cross_country|title=Cross Country|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> This was followed in 1987 with a second place at the [[1987 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in the 3000 meters, in Indianapolis. She finished 14th in the 3000 metres final at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul Olympics]].
Chalmers was born in [[Brandon, Manitoba]], Canada to a mother from the [[Birdtail Sioux First Nation]] and a father of Scottish-Canadian ancestry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Angela Chalmers |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/angela-chalmers |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |language=en}}</ref> She was always an avid runner. She competed with the Canadian National Jr. Track Team, eventually receiving a scholarship to [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref name=":0">Chiefs and Champions - Angela Chalmers</ref> Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in [[Kobe]], [[Japan]] at the [[Universiade]]/[[FISU World University Games]], where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in [[Arizona]], she won the [[1986 NCAA Division I cross country championships]] for [[Northern Arizona University]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-Time NCAA Championship Results|url=https://nauathletics.com/sports/2017/12/5/all-time-ncaa-championship-results.aspx|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Northern Arizona University Athletics|language=en}}</ref><ref name="bigskyconf.com">{{Cite web|title=Big Sky Conference Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class|url=https://bigskyconf.com/news/2019/12/11/football-big-sky-conference-announces-inaugural-hall-of-fame-class.aspx|access-date=2020-07-14|website=bigskyconf.com|language=en}}</ref> She won the [[Honda Sports Award]] as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegiatewomensportsawards.com/archives/cross_country|title=Cross Country|website=CWSA|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref> This was followed in 1987 with a second place at the [[1987 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] in the 3000 meters, in Indianapolis. She finished 14th in the 3000 metres final at the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul Olympics]].


In the year 1990, Chalmers won two [[1990 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] titles in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], winning both the 1500 meter race and the 3000 meter race in a World leading time of 8:38.38. In 1992, she qualified for the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in the cross-country event. even though her father had died in 1984 before the Olympic trials she thought of him while she ran her race. after the race, in which she finished third (behind [[Yelena Romanova]] and [[Tatyana Dorovskikh]]) and qualified for the bronze medal, she explained to reporters about her father, "I said to him when he was in the hospital that I wanted to prove to him that I could do it".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honoured Members Database {{!}} Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=225&criteria_sort=name|access-date=2020-07-14|website=honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca}}</ref>
In the year 1990, Chalmers won two [[1990 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] titles in [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]], winning both the 1500 meter race and the 3000 meter race in a World leading time of 8:38.38. In 1992, she qualified for the [[1992 Summer Olympics|Olympics]] in the cross-country event. even though her father had died in 1984 before the Olympic trials she thought of him while she ran her race. after the race, in which she finished third (behind [[Yelena Romanova]] and [[Tatyana Dorovskikh]]) and qualified for the bronze medal, she explained to reporters about her father, "I said to him when he was in the hospital that I wanted to prove to him that I could do it".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honoured Members Database {{!}} Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame|url=http://honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca/inductee.php?id=225&criteria_sort=name|access-date=2020-07-14|website=honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca}}</ref>
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She was chosen by her team to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Commonwealth games]], leading her team into [[Centennial Stadium]]. In 1994 in Victoria, Canada, she retained her Commonwealth 3000 m title in a personal best time of 8:32.17, placing her third on the 1994 World rankings (she did not compete in the 1500 meters). She remains the only woman in the history of the Commonwealth Games to successfully defend the 3000 m race. On September 3, 1994, she won the Grand Prix Final of the Women's 1500 meters held in France with a personal best time of 4:01.61. At the height of her career, Chalmers was ranked as one of the top three middle distance runners in the world.<ref name=":0" />
She was chosen by her team to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the [[1994 Commonwealth Games|1994 Commonwealth games]], leading her team into [[Centennial Stadium]]. In 1994 in Victoria, Canada, she retained her Commonwealth 3000 m title in a personal best time of 8:32.17, placing her third on the 1994 World rankings (she did not compete in the 1500 meters). She remains the only woman in the history of the Commonwealth Games to successfully defend the 3000 m race. On September 3, 1994, she won the Grand Prix Final of the Women's 1500 meters held in France with a personal best time of 4:01.61. At the height of her career, Chalmers was ranked as one of the top three middle distance runners in the world.<ref name=":0" />


In 2001, Chalmers was inducted into the [[Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]], and in 2004 into the [[BC Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Angela Chalmers|url=https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/angela-chalmers/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=BC Sports Hall of Fame|language=en-CA}}</ref> She was a recipient of the [[Indspire Awards|National Aboriginal Achievement Award]], now the Indspire Awards, in the sports category in 1995.<ref>[http://indspire.ca/laureate/angela-chalmers/ Indspire Laureate biography of Angela Chalmers]</ref><ref name=":1" /> In addition to her successful career, Chalmers was also a spokeswoman. She is of [[Sioux]] descent, and used her platform as a professional runner to speak out about [[Aboriginal Peoples|Aboriginal peoples]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=283&type=person|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004235235/http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=283&type=person|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 4, 2015|title=BC Sports Hall of Fame|website=www.bcsportshalloffame.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-25}}</ref> She was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=e0b40c802147b61e3ecccf927&id=dd8bbb4810&e=0ae97fd8a9|title=Meet the Hall of Fame Class of 2019; Field announced for 🇨🇦 10,000m Championships|website=us2.campaign-archive.com|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref> In 2019, she was a member of the inaugural class of the Big Sky Hall of Fame.<ref name="bigskyconf.com"/>
In 2001, Chalmers was inducted into the [[Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]], and in 2004 into the [[BC Sports Hall of Fame]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Angela Chalmers|url=https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/angela-chalmers/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=BC Sports Hall of Fame|language=en-CA}}</ref> She was a recipient of the [[Indspire Awards|National Aboriginal Achievement Award]], now the Indspire Awards, in the sports category in 1995.<ref>[http://indspire.ca/laureate/angela-chalmers/ Indspire Laureate biography of Angela Chalmers]</ref><ref name=":1" /> In addition to her successful career, Chalmers was also a spokeswoman. She is of [[Sioux]] descent, and used her platform as a professional runner to speak out about [[Aboriginal Peoples|Aboriginal peoples]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/angela-chalmers/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004235235/http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=283&type=person|url-status=live|archive-date=October 4, 2015|title=BC Sports Hall of Fame|website=www.bcsportshalloffame.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-25}}</ref> She was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=e0b40c802147b61e3ecccf927&id=dd8bbb4810&e=0ae97fd8a9|title=Meet the Hall of Fame Class of 2019; Field announced for 🇨🇦 10,000m Championships|website=us2.campaign-archive.com|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref> In 2019, she was a member of the inaugural class of the Big Sky Hall of Fame.<ref name="bigskyconf.com"/>


In 1996, just before the [[1996 Atlanta Olympics]], Chalmers retired from her career as a Canadian track and field athlete due to a calf injury.<ref name=":0" />
In 1996, just before the [[1996 Atlanta Olympics]], Chalmers retired from her career as a Canadian track and field athlete due to a calf injury.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{iaaf name|id=60292|name=Angela Chalmers}}
*{{World Athletics||name=Angela Chalmers}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021095101/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2001/aChalmers.htm Angela Chalmers’s biography] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324233514/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071021095101/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/honoured/2001/aChalmers.htm Angela Chalmers’s biography] at [https://web.archive.org/web/20080324233514/http://www.halloffame.mb.ca/ Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum]
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen]]

Latest revision as of 02:51, 14 December 2024

Angela Chalmers
Personal information
Born (1963-09-06) September 6, 1963 (age 61)
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Alma materNorthern Arizona University
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 m, 3000 m
College teamNorthern Arizona Lumberjacks
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
Medal record
Women's track and field
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 3000 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis 3000 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Victoria 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 3000 m
Gold medal – first place 1990 Auckland 1500 m
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kobe 3000 m

Angela Chalmers (born September 6, 1963) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medallist in the 3000 metres, and a three-time Commonwealth gold medallist, winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994.

Career

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Chalmers was born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada to a mother from the Birdtail Sioux First Nation and a father of Scottish-Canadian ancestry.[1] She was always an avid runner. She competed with the Canadian National Jr. Track Team, eventually receiving a scholarship to Northern Arizona University.[2] Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in Kobe, Japan at the Universiade/FISU World University Games, where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in Arizona, she won the 1986 NCAA Division I cross country championships for Northern Arizona University.[3][4] She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner in 1987.[5] This was followed in 1987 with a second place at the Pan American Games in the 3000 meters, in Indianapolis. She finished 14th in the 3000 metres final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

In the year 1990, Chalmers won two Commonwealth Games titles in Auckland, New Zealand, winning both the 1500 meter race and the 3000 meter race in a World leading time of 8:38.38. In 1992, she qualified for the Olympics in the cross-country event. even though her father had died in 1984 before the Olympic trials she thought of him while she ran her race. after the race, in which she finished third (behind Yelena Romanova and Tatyana Dorovskikh) and qualified for the bronze medal, she explained to reporters about her father, "I said to him when he was in the hospital that I wanted to prove to him that I could do it".[6]

She was chosen by her team to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies of the 1994 Commonwealth games, leading her team into Centennial Stadium. In 1994 in Victoria, Canada, she retained her Commonwealth 3000 m title in a personal best time of 8:32.17, placing her third on the 1994 World rankings (she did not compete in the 1500 meters). She remains the only woman in the history of the Commonwealth Games to successfully defend the 3000 m race. On September 3, 1994, she won the Grand Prix Final of the Women's 1500 meters held in France with a personal best time of 4:01.61. At the height of her career, Chalmers was ranked as one of the top three middle distance runners in the world.[2]

In 2001, Chalmers was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, and in 2004 into the BC Sports Hall of Fame.[2][7] She was a recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now the Indspire Awards, in the sports category in 1995.[8][9] In addition to her successful career, Chalmers was also a spokeswoman. She is of Sioux descent, and used her platform as a professional runner to speak out about Aboriginal peoples.[9] She was inducted into the Athletics Canada Hall of Fame in 2019.[10] In 2019, she was a member of the inaugural class of the Big Sky Hall of Fame.[4]

In 1996, just before the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Chalmers retired from her career as a Canadian track and field athlete due to a calf injury.[2]

Chalmers is now married to Simon Doyle, an Australian middle distance runner, and is the mother of two children.[2]

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Canada
1985 Universiade Kobe, Japan 3rd 3000 m 9:03.19
1987 Pan American Games Indianapolis, United States 2nd 3000 m 9:14.48
1988 Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 17th (h) 1500 m 4:08.64
14th 3000 m 9:04.75
1990 Commonwealth Games Auckland, New Zealand 1st 1500 m 4:08.41
1st 3000 m 8:38.38
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 14th (sf) 1500 m 4:04.87
3rd 3000 m 8:47.22
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 1st 3000 m 8:32.17
Grand Prix Final Paris, France 1st 1500 m 4:01.61
World Cup London, United Kingdom 2nd 1500 m 4:01.73
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf)

References

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  1. ^ "Angela Chalmers". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca.
  2. ^ a b c d e Chiefs and Champions - Angela Chalmers
  3. ^ "All-Time NCAA Championship Results". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  4. ^ a b "Big Sky Conference Announces Inaugural Hall of Fame Class". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  5. ^ "Cross Country". CWSA. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ "Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame". honouredmembers.sportmanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  7. ^ "Angela Chalmers". BC Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  8. ^ Indspire Laureate biography of Angela Chalmers
  9. ^ a b "BC Sports Hall of Fame". www.bcsportshalloffame.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  10. ^ "Meet the Hall of Fame Class of 2019; Field announced for 🇨🇦 10,000m Championships". us2.campaign-archive.com. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's 3.000m Best Year Performance
1990 		Succeeded by


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