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Eloise Wellings (née Poppett) (born 9 November 1982 in White Plains, New York, United States) is an Australian long-distance runner.

Eloise Wellings

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Eloise Wellings at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Eloise Wellings (née Poppett) (born 9 November 1982 in White Plains, New York, United States) is an Australian long-distance runner. She represented her country at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the 2010 edition in New Delhi and the 2014 edition in Glasgow, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the gold medalist over 5000 metres at the 2003 Summer Universiade. She has also competed internationally in cross country running – her best finish to date was 22nd in the long race at the 2006 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.
She won two consecutive titles at the Zatopek 10,000 metres in 2009, 2010 and 2015.[1]

Achievements[edit]

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Australia
1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France11th3000 m
1999World Youth ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland4th3000 m
2003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea1st5000 m[2]
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia4th5000 m
World Athletics FinalStuttgart, Germany8th3000 m
World CupAthens, Greece4th3000 m
2010Commonwealth GamesNew Delhi, India6th10,000 m
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, Scotland5th5,000 m
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China10th5000 m


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