Molly Killingbeck

Summary

Molly Killingbeck (born March 2, 1959, in Jamaica) is a Canadian athlete who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for Canada, starting in 1984.

Molly Killingbeck
Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Representing Canada
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles 4x400 m
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane 4 x400 m
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane 4x100 m
Gold medal – first place 1986 Edinburgh 4x400 m
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Caracas 4x400 m
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis 4x400 m
Pacific Conference Games
Gold medal – first place 1981 Christchurch 4x100 m
Silver medal – second place 1981 Christchurch 400m
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Christchurch 4x400 m
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1983 Edmonton 400 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Edmonton 4x100 m
Silver medal – second place 1983 Edmonton 4x400m

In 1981, Molly took the silver medal in the 400 metres at the Pacific Conference Games in New Zealand, she also took a gold in the 4 x 100 metre relay and a bronze in the 4 x 400 metre relay. She won gold medals at the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth games as a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team, and a silver as part of the 4 x 100 meter relay team in 1982. She also won 3 silver medals at the World University games in 1983 as a member of both of Canada's 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meter relay teams, and in the individual 400 meter race, as well as 2 Pan Am Games silver medals in the 1983 and 1987 games in the 4 x 400 meter relay.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. she won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metres with her team mates Charmaine Crooks, Jillian Richardson and Marita Payne.

Admission of doping edit

Killingbeck admitted to using performance enhancing drugs at the Dubin Inquiry in 1989 and subsequently had her funding suspended.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Charles L. Dubin (1990). Commission of Inquiry Into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance (PDF) (Report). Anti-Doping Knowledge Center. pp. 276, 580–581. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  • Canadian Olympic Committee