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Kaitlyn

McElroy

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'7"

Age

40

Hometown

Bethel, ME

Education

Gould Academy (Bethel, Maine) ‘03 Oklahoma City University ’23, Clinical Psychology (Ph.D.)

Quick Facts
  • Daughter of Tim and Karen McElroy
  • Married to Heather Johnson
  • Currently a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Oklahoma City University
  • Avid coffee lover
  • Hobbies including reading, research, running and napping.
Career Highlights
  • Pan American Games, Lima, 2019 (K2 500m - Women, K4 500m - Women)
  • Pan American Games, Toronto, 2015 (K2 500m - Women, K1 200m - Women)
  • Pan American Games, Guadalajara, 2011 (K2 500m - Women)
World Championship Experience
  • Most recent: 2022 – 6th (K1 5000m - Women), 11th (K2 200m - Women), 15th (K4 500m - Women), 21th (K2 500m - Women)
  • Years of participation: K1 5000m - Women 2017, 2019, 2022; K2 200m - Women 2013, 2019, 2022; K2 500m - Women 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022; K4 500m - Women 2009, 2011, 2019, 2022; K1 200m - Women 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019; K1 500m - Women 2017; K2 - Women 2012, 2013, 2014; K2 1000m - Women 2011, 2013; K1 4 x 200m Relay - Women 2011; K4 200m - Women 2009
  • Top finish: 6th – 2022 (K1 5000m - Women)

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