Kelly Proper

Kelly Proper of Ferrybank AC has yet again set a new Irish Long Jump Record of 6.62m at the Vienna Indoor Gala today. This impressive leap is 3cm further than her previous record of 6.59m. This record was set at the European Indoor Championships in Turin in March last year. The jump is also over the qualifying standard of 6.60m for the IAAF World Indoor Championships which will be held in Doha, Qatar in mid March.

Proper placed first in the meet ahead of Lauma Griva of Latvia, who jumped 6.27m. The Ferrybank athlete broke the record in her final jump after going close to the old record with a 6.55m in her fifth jump.

The Waterford woman had an impressive start to her Indoor campaign, jumping 6.33m at the Loughborough University Open Games, on the 9th of January. Proper who is coached by Alan and Brid Golden, demonstrated her ability to break the 6.60m barrier when she produced a wind assisted leap of 6.68m at the National Track and Field Championships in August last year.

Personal Best
Personal Best - Outdoor
Long Jump 6.51 0.7 Tullamore 08/08/2009 6.51 1.8 Amsterdam 02/08/2008
Personal Best - Indoor
60 Metres 7.73 Nenagh 13/01/2008
200 Metres 23.91 Sheffield 15/02/2009
Long Jump 6.62 Wien 23/01/2010

INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

30th European Athletics Indoor Championships 7 f 6.37 Torino 07/03/2009
11th IAAF World Junior Championships 12 q 5.91 0.3 Beijing 17/08/2006
European Cup First League Group A 7 f 5.78 Praha 18/06/2006
4th IAAF World Youth Championships 13 q 5.69 1.6 Marrakech 16/07/2005

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