Biography
She won the gold medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics, 2001 World Youth Championships, finished ninth at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 2002 World Junior Championships, fourth at the Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, fifth at the 2006 IAAF World Cup and sixth at the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, 2009 World Athletics Final. She also competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw, 2009 World Championships without reaching the final. Mickle took the silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw, 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 Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth games with a throw of 65.96 meters. 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. After missing the first round of the 2017 AFL Women's season due to a hip injury, Mickle Anterior cruciate ligament injury, 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
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mickle, Kimberley 1984 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Australian female javelin throwers Olympic female javelin throwers Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Living people Olympic athletes for Australia Athletes from Perth, Western Australia Sportswomen from Western Australia World Athletics Championships medalists Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Fremantle Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia 20th-century Australian women 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games