Kaila McKnight finished in fifth place in her heat of the 1500m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The Victorian ran a lightning-fast 4:05.65 at the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Daegu and qualified for the 2011 World Championships. The time smashed her previous best of 4:08.78 set in June 2010.
She made her first Olympic Games in 2012, finishing fifth in her heat of the 1500m and 12th in her semi-final in a time of 4:08.44.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
