Janelle Kirtley

Janelle (Jane Ellen) Kirtley Godfrey (December 8, 1943 - April 28, 2017) was an American former World Champion water skier.

Janelle Kirtley Skiing at Cypress Gardens 1960

Biography

Janelle was born on December 8, 1943 in Birmingham, Alabama to Robert H Kirtley and Mary Leona Perry Kirtley. With the strict guidance of her parents, she learned how to ski at age 5, and started competing in water skiing tournaments in 1956. In 1959, at the age of 15, she was on the U.S. Women's National Water Ski Team and competed in Milan, Italy. In 1960 she won overall in the Masters Water Ski Tournament, and she went on to win the World Championship in the 1961 World Tournament Women’s Slalom Title[1] and the 1963 Tricks and Slalom. She obtained several Water Skiing National Titles.[2] In 1961 she enrolled in the School of Nursing at St. Vincent's in Birmingham[3] and then graduated in 1964. In 2001 she was recognized with the Award of Distinction from the Water Ski Hall of Fame,[4] and she was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.[5]

Personal life

In 1965, Janelle married Roland LeGrand Godfrey, of Adamsville Alabama, and raised three sons in Forestdale and Adamsville Alabama. Janelle has eight grandchildren and one great-grandson.

Tournament results
  • Janelle (Daughter) and Leona Kirtley (Mother) Doubles Front to Back Facing (1962)
  • Janelle Kirtley Cypress Gardens (1960)
  • Janelle Kirtley receives a sportsmanship award at 12 years old. (1955)
  • Janelle Kirtley Skiing at Cypress Gardens (August, 1960)
  • Judy Rosch, Barbara Cooper Clack, Janelle Kirtley (1961)
  • Janelle (Daughter) and Leona Kirtley (Mother) Doubles Both Front Facing (1962)
  • Janelle Kirtley Masters Water Ski Tournament ABC Wide World of Sports (1962)
  • Janelle Kirtley ToeHold Janelle Kirtley Practicing Toehold at 13 Years old (1956)
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References
  1. http://www.iwsf.com/history/showworldchamps.php
  2. http://www.usawaterski.org/nationals/nationals/AWSANationalChampionsHistory.xls
  3. "St Vincent's Birmingham - Bhamwiki". www.bhamwiki.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. Kirtley, Janelle. "2001 Award of Distinction Recipient". USA Water Ski Foundation. USA Water Ski Foundation.
  5. "Janelle Godfrey – Alabama Sports Hall of Fame". Retrieved 2019-09-23.


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