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Kelsey-Lee Barber

1991 - Today

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Kelsey-Lee Barber (née Roberts; born 20 September 1991) is an Australian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She won consecutive gold medals at the 2019 World Championships and 2022 World Championships, the first person to do so, and her personal best of 67.70 m ranks her 13th in the overall list. Barber is based at the Queensland Academy of Sport in Brisbane. She was formerly based at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Kelsey-Lee Barber is the 3,269th most popular athlete (down from 3,206th in 2024), the 291st most popular biography from South Africa (up from 297th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Kelsey-Lee Barber ranks 3,269 out of 6,025. Before her are Chris Brasher, Angelo Taylor, Virginie Arnold, David Broome, Tegla Loroupe, and Jesús Rollán. After her are Kerstin Behrendt, Hanne Haugland, Harri Eloranta, Véronique Claudel, Julio César La Cruz, and Zola Budd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Kelsey-Lee Barber ranks 292. Before her are Gai Assulin, Jeffrey Bruma, Tim Wellens, Danny Wilson, Alexa Bliss, and Kiyoshi Nakatani. After her are Zhan Beleniuk, Fabian Schär, Anthony McGill, NF, Ramiro Funes Mori, and Ben Hardy.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Kelsey-Lee Barber ranks 291 out of 454. Before her are David Bateson (1960), ZP Theart (1975), Pierre Issa (1975), David Adams (1970), J. R. Rotem (1975), and Patricia de Lille (1951). After her are Zola Budd (1966), Matthew Booth (1977), Anele Ngcongca (1987), Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (1995), Neil Turok (1958), and Péter Nagy (null).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Kelsey-Lee Barber ranks 17. Before her are Clarence Walker (1898), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), Stefan Mitrović (null), Caster Semenya (1991), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992). After her are Zola Budd (1966), Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Zhang Jian (null), Elana Meyer (1966), and L. J. van Zyl (1985).

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