Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE, MBE(Mil.), born 19 April 1970, is a retired British middle distance athlete.Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events and won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. She set British records in numerous events and still holds the records over the 600, 800, 1000, and 1500 metres distances.Inspired by a number of successful British middle distance runners in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Holmes began competing in middle distance events in her youth. She joined the British Army, but continued to compete at the organisation's athletics events. She turned to the professional athletics circuit in the early 1990s and in 1994 she won the 1500 m at the Commonwealth Games and took silver at the European Championships. She won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1995 Gothenburg World Championships, but suffered from various injuries over the following two years, failing to gain a medal at her first Olympics in Atlanta 1996. She won silver in the 1500 m at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and bronze in the 800 m at the 2000 Sydney Olympics; her first Olympic medal.Holmes won the 1500 m at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 800 m bronze at the Munich European Championships that year. The 2003 track season saw her take silver in the 1500 m at the World Indoor Championships and the 800 m silver medals at the World Championships and first World Athletics Final.She took part in her final major championship in 2004 — she turned in a double gold medal-winning performance at the Athens Olympics, finishing as the 800 m and 1500 m Olympic Champion. For her achievements she won numerous awards and was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2005. She retired from athletics in 2005 and has since made a number of television appearances.
Won a Glammy Award at the British Glamour magazine's Women of the Year Awards held at Berkeley Square Gardens, London, England on June 7, 2005. She won for sportswoman of the year.
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She was awarded Dame Commander of the British Empire in the 2005 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to Sports.
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She was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to Athletics.
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Double Olympic Champion in Athens 2004 over the distances of 800 and 1500 metres.
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Former sergeant in the Army.
Actress
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Road to Rio (BBC News)
2016
TV Mini-Series
Contributor
Self
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Good Morning Britain
2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Would I Lie to You?
2015
TV Series
Herself
Bear Grylls: Mission Survive
2015
TV Series
Herself
Room 101
2015
TV Series
Herself
Commonwealth Games
2014
TV Series
Herself - Interviewee (Two-time Commonwealth Games Championship, 1994 & 2002)
Loose Women
2004-2014
TV Series
Herself
Wimbledon
2014
TV Series
Herself - Spectator
Dancing on Ice
2006-2014
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Audience Member
Daybreak
2014
TV Series
Herself
I Love My Country
2013
TV Series
Herself - Panelist
Stephen Fry: Gadget Man
2012
TV Series
Herself
Sports Life Stories
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
2012
TV Series
Herself
Britain's Greatest Gold Medallists
2012
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Absolutely Fabulous
2012
TV Series
Herself
Billy's Olympic Nightmare
2012
TV Short
Herself (as Dame Kelly Holmes)
The Big Picture
2012
TV Series
Herself
Sport Relief Goes Global
2012
TV Movie
Herself
Absolutely Fabulous: Sport Relief Special
2012
TV Movie
Herself
South at Six
2012
TV Series
Herself
The BRIT Awards 2012
2012
TV Special
Herself
The Butlin's Story
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Holidaymaker, 1978-1985 (as Dame Kelly Holmes)