Imogen Skelton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 October 2000 |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | High jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
National finals | High jump champion (2024, 2025, 2026) |
| Personal bests | High jump: 1.88m (Hamilton, 2026) |
Medal record | |
Imogen Skelton (born 15 October 2000) is a high jumper. She won the New Zealand national title in the high jump in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Early life
Skelton started athletics in primary school and joined Wellington Harriers Athletics Club when she was ten years-old. She attended Samuel Marsden Collegiate School in Wellington and was the New Zealand Secondary Schools junior girls high jump champion. She was named athlete of the year at the 2017 College Sports Wellington (CSW) Awards.
Career
Skelton won the New Zealand U18 National High Jump title, came 2nd in the U20s at the same competition, in Dunedin in March 2016. The following year she placed third at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas.
In March 2022 at the New Zealand Track & Field Championships in Hastings she cleared a new personal best height of 1.86 metres in finishing second behind Keeley O’Hagan.
Skelton won the high jump at Whanganui’s Cooks Classic in January 2024, with a clearance of 1.80 metres. In February, she set a new personal best of 1.87 metres at the International Track Meet in Christchurch. In March, she won the 2024 New Zealand Athletics Championship high jump competition with a clearance of 1.85 metres. In June 2024, she was a silver medalist in the high jump at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji with 1.83 metres.
Skelton won the high jump title at the 2025 New Zealand Athletics Championships in Dunedin, clearing 1.81 metres.
On 14 February 2026, Skelton attained a new personal best jump of 1.88 metres at the Porritt Classic in Hamilton. Skelton retained her title at the 2026 New Zealand Athletics Championships in Auckland, with a best jump of 1.81 metres. In May, Skelton was runner-up to Izobelle Louison-Roe with 1.80 metres at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships in Darwin.
Personal life
Skelton attended the University of Auckland.
References
- ↑ "Imogen Skelton". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Athletics: Five minutes with Imogen Skelton". NZHerald. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Imogen Skelton raising the bar for NZ at Youth Commonwealth Games". Collegesportmedia.co.nz. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ "Marsden students win at College Sport awards". Wellington.Scoop. November 8, 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Imogen Skelton - Excellent Athletics Season". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Bing and Peeters fire on captivating day in Hastings". Athletics.org.nz. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ↑ Tweed, Mike (27 January 2024). "Athletics: Sam Tanner and Rebekah Aitkenhead triumph at Whanganui's Cooks Classic". NZHerald. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Naomi Waite and High Jumpers raising the bar in Wellington". Sporty.co.nz. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Oceania Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "New Zealand Track & Field Championships". World Athletics. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Porritt Classic". World Athletics. 14 Feb 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "Weekly Round Up – 16 February 2026". Athletics.org.nz. 16 Feb 2026. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "New Zealand Track & Field Championships". World Athletics. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ↑ "MURPHY BRINGS HEAT TO DARWIN TO CLIMB AUSTRALIAN ALL-TIME LIST". Australian Athletics. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ↑ "2019 Blues Awards Winners". Auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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