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“I was 12 when I started and 34 before I achieved my dream, that should give people hope.”

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Kelly Holmes, born in April 1970, is a distinguished British Olympic athlete. She won gold medals in the women's 800m and 1500m events at the 2004 Athens Olympics, becoming the first athlete to win both events at the same Games. more

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