Congratulations to Kimberley Brennan who will be inducted into this year's Roll of Excellence in the Sportsperson's category.
Kimberley Brennan began Little Athletics in the year of 1991 at Doncaster Little Athletics Centre under the Bulleen Templestowe Club banner. Kim was invited to 'Bring a Friend Day' by a school friend, following a successful trial day Kim's athletic career truly took off.
Under the guidance of esteemed athletics coach Tom Kelly, Kim's athletic ability instantly began to develop.
She became a prominent athlete at the Centre from U6 all the way through to U15's, setting multiple centre records and winning many Championship Day Carnivals. Two of her centre records still currently stand in the U14 and U15 800m.
Kim's outstanding achievements during her later years with Little Athletics are accurately highlighted by the number of Gold State Championship medals she received between 1997 - 2000:
Ten years of Little Athletics every Saturday morning truly set the foundations from the incredible athlete Kim was well on the road to becoming.
Following U15's Kim went on to compete for Athletics Victoria as a 400m Hurdler and quickly made the national team. Just one year later Kim won silver at the 2001 Athletics World Youth Championships and won consecutive Australian Junior titles at the Australian Athletics Championships from 2001 to 2004. At the 2003 - 2004 Australian Athletics Championships, she finished fourth in the senior final behind Jana Pittman and was ranked second quickest in Australia for the 400m Hurdles. In 2005, Kim took up rowing after a leg injury unfortunately ended her hurdling career. Although Kim's Track and Field career was no longer, 2005 saw the beginning of Kim's stellar rowing career.
Over the past 13 years Kim has developed an impressive list of achievements and accolades in the Rowing world, she is now:
Achievements:
Accolades:
As well as a stellar athletic career:
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