Olympic Information
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Debut
Recent Performances
- 6th (1500m) - 2012 Diamond League (Shanghai, China)
- 1st (1500m) - 2012 National Championships (Melbourne, Australia)
- 1st (1500m) - 2012 Australian Olympic Trials (Melbourne, Australia)
- 3rd (1500m) - 2011 World Challenge (Rieti, Italy)
- 19th (1500m) - 2011 Diamond League (Daegu, Korea)
- 13th (1500m) - 2011 Diamond League (Monaco, Monaco)
Career Highlights
- Coming second at the 2009 World University Games in the 1500m
- Winning the 1500m at the 2010 Australian Championships
- Running a 1500m personal best at the 2010 International Sotteville Meeting in France
Interesting Facts
- Kaila McKnight ran a 1500m personal best time of 4:05.61 at the Diamond League meet in Shanghai in May 2012. She sits fifth on the Australian all-time list for the 1500m (as at June 2012).
- McKnight qualified for the 2011 World Championships thanks to a lightning-fast 4:05.65 run at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Daegu. The time smashed her previous best of 4:08.78 set in June 2010.
- McKnight went on to finish 10th in her semi-final at the 2011 World Championships. It was a strong result following a fifth place finish in her heat at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.
- At the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade McKnight won silver in the 1500m.
Sport
Years on national team
4
Coach
Richard Huggins (1998 - current)
Nic Bideau (2009 - current)
Primary Training Base
Melbourne, Australia
Secondary Training Base
London, United Kingdom
Club
Knox Athletics Club, (VIC, Australia)
Institute/Academy
Victorian Institute of Sport, Melbourne
Education
Primary
St Laurence's Catholic Primary School (VIC, Australia)
Secondary
Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College (VIC, Australia)
Tertiary
Bachelor of Commerce - Deakin University (2007 - 2009)
Athletics Team
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