Cassandra Kelly (born 29 June 1963) is a retired athlete from New Zealand. She represented her country in

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...

and

hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

in two

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

. In 1990, Kelly competed at the Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, in the 100m hurdles and the heptathlon, in which she was placed ninth. In 1998, Kelly competed at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in pole vault, finishing in seventh position. Kelly also competed at the Australian Track and Field Championships in 1990. In 1996 she held the New Zealand record for women's pole vaulting.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Cassandra Living people 1963 births Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1990 Commonwealth Games New Zealand female pole vaulters New Zealand heptathletes New Zealand female hurdlers