2014 AC indoor open : Women 60 meter hurdles Invitational (Jessica Zelinka)

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For all the footage of 2014 AC indoor open: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86pNkg2va44&list;=PLXqNcrZpAfkDZjhdzdOH6tuS5GbuNtRBT 2014 Canadian Indoor Championship - 14/03/2014 to 16/03/2014 Montreal Women 60 Meter Haies 33po Invitation National: N 7.75 2004 Perdita Felician Finals 1 Zelinka, Jessica 81 Una-Qc 8.13 2 George, Phylicia 87 Project Athletic 8.28 3 Edwards, Karelle 90 Ottawa Lions T.F.C. 8.50 4 Dugas, Marie-Ève 85 CorsaireChaparal 8.53 5 Morrison, Deshaunda 95 Calgary Internat 8.86 6 Fortin, Anne-Marie 89 SagLac Athletism 9.98 Jessica Zelinka (born September 3, 1981 in London, Ontario) is a Canadian pentathlete, heptathlete, and 100 m hurdler. Her personal best score is 6599 points, the Canadian record for the heptathlon. She was the gold medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games and won silver at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Zelinka first became interested in track and field in elementary school and competed in her first heptathlon at 16. She missed much of the 1999 outdoor season because of an illness. Her first international competition was the 2000 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics, where she was fifth in the heptathlon and also competed in the heats of the 100 meter hurdles. She missed most of the 2002 season due to a back and hamstring injury. Zelinka's first major global outing came at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics and she finished in eleventh place. She just missed out on the medals at the 2006 Commonwealth Games having finished in fourth place. Regional success came at the 2007 Pan American Games as she fended off Gretchen Quintana, among others, to top the podium and take the gold medal. She set a new personal best and Canadian record points score for heptathlon, with 6343. She was selected for the 2007 World Championships in Athletics, but did not compete. She finished in fifth place at the 2008 Summer Olympics. This equalled the best place finish of a Canadian woman in a multi-events sport at the Olympics. At the Beijing Olympics, she set a new Canadian record for heptathlon, with 6490 points. After her Olympic appearance, she took the 2009 season off from competition and had a daughter with her partner Nathaniel Miller, a Canadian international in water polo. Building up to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, she finished third in the heptathlon at the Décastar meeting in Talence, France. She earned a season's best total of 6204 points. At the games Zelinka was battling the traveler's diarrhea that affected many athletes in Delhi. Despite the challenges she managed to finish a respectable second and win the silver. Though she did medal Zelinka admitted some disappointment as she had gone to Delhi to win gold.Zelinka's medal was notable however as she just had a baby the previous year and had taken that season off and only returned to competition in 2010. As of 2012, Zelinka's coach is Les Gramantik. During the 2012 Canadian Olympic trials for track and field, she set a new personal best, of 6599 points, and new Canadian record score for heptathletes, on 28 June 2012, besting her old personal best and Canadian record, set at the 2008 Olympics. This selected her for the 2012 London Olympics for heptathlon. Two days later, she finished first in the 100 m hurdles, qualifying her for that event as well. She had considered foregoing it to concentrate on the heptathlon, but decided to compete in both events. At the 2012 London Olympics, Zelinka finished 7th overall in both the Women's Heptathlon event and the 100 m hurdles. You like beer? Get your fix by watching episodes of The Beer Show: http://youtube.com/watch?v=GXGIvpRfoyU&list;=PLXqNcrZpAfkC9DnnN_zaJC4mSoT3XlVmb&feature;=mh_lolz Please like, comment and share our videos, it is greatly appreciated. Don't be shy and subscribe to our YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=FrederickBoucahrd To connect with us via our different social medias, please visit the following links: http://twitter.com/athleting http://linkedin.com/in/frederickbouchard http://facebook.com/frederickbouchardathleting http://facebook.com/athleting http://plus.google.com/+FrederickBouchardathleting http://elance.com/s/frederickbouchard Contact us via email: frederick.bouchard@yahoo.ca Or give us a call: (514) 728-8196 Athleting production, all rights reserved to Frederick Bouchard (B.A.A.)