Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events. She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth.Jessica O'Connell . All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-03-22.
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event.
Competition record Representing 2007Pan American Junior ChampionshipsSão Paulo, Brazil4th1500 m4:27.843rd3000 m9:56.332008World Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland16th (h)1500 m4:24.732010NACAC U23 ChampionshipsMiramar, United States2nd1500 m4:25:781st5000 m17:15:732014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom10th5000 m15:45.33Continental CupMarrakesh, Morocco7th3000 m9:11.0412015Pan American GamesToronto, Canada7th5000 m16:08.412016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States9th3000 m9:05.71Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil26th (h)5000 m15:51.182017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom25th (h)5000 m15:23.16UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan2nd5000 m15:50.962019Pan American GamesLima, Peru2nd5000 m15:36.08 1Representing the Americas
Personal bests Outdoor 1500 metres – 4:10.61 (Burnaby BC 2019) One mile – 4:30.75 (Burnaby 2014) 3000 metres – 8:46.61 (Cork, Ireland 2018) 5000 metres – 15:06.44 (Palo Alto 2015) Indoor 3000 metres – 8:46 50 (New York 2019) Canadian Record
References
Jessica O'Connell . rio2016.com Team Canada