Amelia Strickler

Personal information
Nickname	Meelz
Nationality	British/American
Born	(1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30) Ohio
Alma mater	Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Sport
Country	Great Britain  England
Sport	Shot put
Club	Thames Valley Harriers
Coached by	Zane Duquemin
Medal record Shot put Representing  Great Britain British Athletics Championships 2017 Women’s Shot Put 2018 Women's Shot Put 2019 Women’s Shot Put 2020 Women’s Shot Put 2021 Women’s Shot Put British Indoor Athletics Championships 2018 Women’s Shot Put 2019 Women’s Shot Put 2020 Women’s Shot Put 2022 Women’s Shot Put

Amelia Strickler (born 24 January 1994) is an American-born, British shot putter who represents Great Britain and England in international athletics events.

Strickler finished sixth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. She won gold medals at the 2018 British Athletics Championships and 2020 British Indoor Athletic Championships.^[1]

Early life

Strickler was born in Ohio to an American father, Randal Strickler; and a British mother, Cecilia. She has held dual citizenship since birth and chose to represent Great Britain internationally after moving to the United Kingdom with her mother in 2016.^[2]

She studied microbiology at Miami University, Ohio.^[3][4]