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Dame Kelly Holmes DBE OLY (born 19 April 1970) is a retired British middle distance athlete. Holmes specialised in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres events and won gold medals for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens .
Double Olympic Champion Col. Dame Kelly Holmes MBE (mil) is one of the UK’s most popular athletes, respected throughout the world as a role model and an inspiration.
Nov 14, 2023 · How Dame Kelly Holmes won her toughest race - to be herself, out and proud. 14 November 2023. By John Hand, BBC News. PA Media. Two dazzling images define truly golden moments in former athlete...
Biography. Middle-distance runner who recovered from injury to claim double Olympic gold at the age of 34. Fighting spirit. 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.
Jun 18, 2022 · Dame Kelly Holmes says she is "getting rid of that fear" as the Olympic champion reveals she is gay. In an interview with the Sunday Mirror, the 52-year-old said she was both nervous and...
Nov 20, 2023 · Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes has spoken about growing up in Kent at a time when being gay was "stigmatised". The gold medal-winning athlete, who was raised in the countryside near...
Nov 15, 2004 · Following a last minute decision to contest the 800m as well as her favoured 1500m, Kelly Holmes achieved a historical double Olympic win which hardly anyone expected. Steven Downes tells the story of the 34-year-old who has now become a legend in the United Kingdom.
Jun 19, 2022 · Dame Kelly Holmes has announced she is gay, and says she has hidden it for 34 years. Speaking during Pride month, the two-time gold medallist said she realised she was gay at the age of 17 after kissing a fellow female soldier, and that her family and friends have known since 1997.
Jun 20, 2022 · Kelly Holmes gives a tearful interview to ITV's This Morning after coming out over the weekend. Dame Kelly Holmes hopes being open about her sexuality will bring contentment to her life as she...
Jun 19, 2022 · Britain's double Olympic champion Kelly Holmes received an outpouring of support from fellow Olympians after she announced she was gay in a newspaper interview.
