Kelly Blair LaBounty

Kelly Blair LaBounty (born November 24, 1970) is a retired American track and field Olympic athlete.

Kelly Blair LaBounty
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1970-11-24) November 24, 1970
Prosser, Washington, United States
ResidenceEugene, Oregon, United States
Spouse(s)Matt LaBounty
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field athletics
Achievements and titles
World finals1998 Goodwill Games: Heptathlon - Third
Olympic finals

Collegiate career

Kelly Blair LaBounty attended the University of Oregon playing two sports, basketball and track and field. After two seasons she decided her basketball career would have to come to an end to focus on track. At Oregon she won a national title in the heptathlon in 1993.[1]

Olympics

Blair LaBounty placed sixth in the women's heptathlon in the 1996 Olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia, and also qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics, but missed the games due to injury.[2] She defeated Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the Olympic trials of 1996.[1] Blair LaBounty placed third in the 1998 Goodwill Games in the heptathlon.[3]

Post-competitive career

She now lives in Eugene, Oregon, with her two sons Jacob and Lucas and her husband, former National Football League defensive end Matt LaBounty. She was hired as an assistant coach at the University of Oregon in 2006,[1] and served in that capacity until her position was eliminated in 2008.[2]

She was named to the University of Oregon Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004, and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.[4]

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References
  1. Anderson, Curtis (April 3, 2006). "Multi-talented ex-Duck leads". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. D1. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. Bachman, Rachel (July 5, 2008). "Noted athlete out as a coach at UO". The Oregonian. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  3. Coffey, Wayne (July 23, 1998). "Jackie Takes Heptathlon Survives In The 800; U.s. 4x400 Team Flies". Daily News. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. "Kelly Blair-LaBounty". Oregon Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
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