Angela Chalmers

Angela Chalmers

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
	1992 Barcelona	3000 m
Universiade
	1985 Kobe	3000 m
Pan American Games
	1987 Indianapolis	3000m
Commonwealth Games
	1990 Auckland	1500 metres
	1990 Auckland	3000 metres
	1994 Victoria	3000 metres

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

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 the University of Northern Arizona.^[1] Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in Kobe, Japan at the Universiade, where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in Arizona, she won the NCAA Division 1 Cross Country Championships for the University of Northern Arizona. 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. At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she won a bronze medal in the 3000 metres behind Yelena Romanova and Tatyana Dorovskikh. 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.^[1]

In 2001, Chalmers was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, as well as the British Columbia Hall of Fame.^[1] She was a recipient of the National Aboriginal Achievement Award, now the Indspire Awards, in the sports category in 1995.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[1]

Chalmers is now married to Simon Doyle, an Australian middle distance runner, and is the mother of two children.^[1]

International competitions

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

External links

• Angela Chalmers at IAAF
• Angela Chalmers’s biography at Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Sporting positions
Preceded by Paula Ivan	Women's 3.000m Best Year Performance 1990	Succeeded by Elana Meyer