Angela Chalmers
Angela Chalmers (born September 6, 1963) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres. She is the 1992 Olympic bronze medallist in the 3000 metres, and a three-time Commonwealth gold medallist, winning the 1500m and 3000m in 1990, and the 3000m in 1994. Career Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, Chalmers was always an avid runner. She competed with the Canadian National Jr. Track Team, eventually receiving a scholarship to Northern Arizona University. Chalmers first appeared on the international stage in 1985 in Kobe, Japan at the Universiade/FISU World University Games, where she finished third in the 3,000 metres. The following year in Arizona, she won the 1986 NCAA Division I cross country championships for Northern Arizona University. She won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner in 1987. This was followed in 1987 with a second place at the Pan American Games in the 3000 meters, in Indianapolis. She finished 14th in the 3000 metres final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. In the year 1990, Chalmers won two Commonwealth Games titles in Auckland, New Zealand, winning both the 1500 meter race and the 3000 meter