Kimberley Mickle (born 28 December 1984) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best of 66.83 m, achieved on 22 March 2014 in Melbourne, was, until 2018, the Australian record.
Biography She won the gold medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships. She finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships, fourth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, fifth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and sixth at the 2009 World Athletics Final. She also competed at the 2009 World Championships without reaching the final.
Mickle took the silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics reaching a result of 66.60 m (PB) behind Christina Obergföll.
In 2014, she won the gold medal at the Commonwealth games with a throw of 65.96 metres.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Mickle failed to advance to the final after dislocating her shoulder during the qualifying round.
In September 2016, Mickle signed to play professional Australian rules football for the Fremantle Football Club in the inaugural season of AFL Women's in 2017. She previously played the sport at a junior level."Olympic javelin star Kim Mickle to play for Fremantle in women's AFL league", The Guardian, 14 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016. After missing the first round of the 2017 AFL Women's season due to a hip injury, Mickle ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament in round 2. After knee reconstruction, Mickle announced that she would concentrate on javelin in preparation for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and would not return to football.
Achievements 2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary1st51.83 m2002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica9th50.01 m2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia4th58.18 m2009World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)57.46 mWorld Athletics FinalThessaloniki, Greece6th57.57 m2010Continental CupSplit, Croatia3rd61.36 mRepresenting Asia-PacificCommonwealth GamesDelhi, India2nd60.90 m2011World ChampionshipsDaegu, South Korea6th61.96 m2012Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom17th (q)59.23 m2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia2nd66.60 m2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom1st65.96 m2015World Championships Beijing, China22nd (q)59.83 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil22nd (q)57.20 m
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