| Jessica O'Connell | |
| Birth Date: | 10 February 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Calgary |
| Height: | 158 cm |
| Weight: | 48 kg |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | 5000 m |
| Education: | University of Calgary West Virginia University |
| Collegeteam: | West Virginia Mountaineers[1] [2] |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Jessica O'Connell (born 10 February 1989 in Calgary) is a Canadian athlete competing primarily in long-distance events. She represented her country at the 2016 World Indoor Championships finishing ninth.[3]
In July 2016 she was officially named to Canada's Olympic team in the 5000 meter event.[4]
| Representing | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Pan American Junior Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 1500 m | 4:27.84 | ||
| 3rd | 3000 m | 9:56.33 | |||||
| 2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 16th (h) | 1500 m | 4:24.73 | ||
| 2010 | NACAC U23 Championships | Miramar, United States | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 1500 m | 4:25:78 | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5000 m | 17:15:73 | ||||
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 10th | 5000 m | 15:45.33 | ||
| Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 7th | 3000 m | 9:11.041 | |||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 7th | 5000 m | 16:08.41 | ||
| 2016 | World Indoor Championships | Portland, United States | 9th | 3000 m | 9:05.71 | ||
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 26th (h) | 5000 m | 15:51.18 | |||
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 25th (h) | 5000 m | 15:23.16 | ||
| Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:50.96 | ||
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5000 m | 15:36.08 | |
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