Kellie Wells-Brinkley (born July 16, 1982) is an American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who specialises in the

100 metres hurdles The 100 metres hurdles, or 100-meter hurdles, is a track and field event run mainly by women (the male counterpart is the 110 metres hurdles). For the race, ten Hurdling, hurdles of a height of are placed along a straight course of . The first h ...

. She won an Olympic bronze medal at the

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, setting a personal best in the process. She is an alumna of

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Personal

As a high school sophomore at James River High School in Chesterfield Virginia she left home after her mother's fiancé raped her. Her mother and stepfather were killed in a car accident a month later. In December 2015 Kellie Wells and husband New York Giants Linebacker

Jasper Brinkley Jasper Jerrell Brinkley (born July 12, 1985) is a former American football middle linebacker. He played college football for the University of South Carolina. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of 2009 NFL Draft. He has a ...

gave birth to Jasper Brinkley Jr. Wells appeared on ''

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'' TV show choosing her wedding dress for wedding to

She is the aunt of former child actor Brandon Ratcliff Wells and LaVonne Idlette appeared on ''

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'' and placed tenth. As revealed in the series, Wells is diagnosed with

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Achievements

*2011 US National 100 metres Hurdles Champion ( 2nd in 2010, 2012 ) *Note: In the 2011 World Championship final, Wells fell after hitting the seventh hurdle and failed to finish.

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* 1982 births Living people American female hurdlers Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners The Amazing Race (American TV series) contestants Sportspeople with dyslexia 20th-century American women 21st-century American women {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub