Janis Louise Kelly (born March 20, 1971 in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

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) is a retired

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from Canada. She competed for her native country at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

in Atlanta, Georgia. There she finished in 10th place with the Women's National Team. She competed at the

2002 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship The 2002 FIVB Women's World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held from 30 August to 15 September 2002 in Berlin, Bremen, Dresden, Münster, Schwerin, Riesa, Leipz ...

in Germany.

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Canadian Olympic Committee
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* 1971 births Living people Black Canadian sportswomen Canadian women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of Canada Volleyball players from Winnipeg Volleyball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Canada-volleyball-bio-stub