Angela Chalmers Induction Year:  2004 Sport: Track & Field Sport: Category: Athlete Did You Know? Angela’s first major national competition was in 1981 at the Canada Summer Games, where at 18 years old, she won two silver medals in the 800-metre and 1,500-metre events.           Facts and Figures:  ·          She attended Northern Arizona University.  There she was an eight-time All American in track and field and cross-country running. Angela’s first taste of international success was in 1984, winning the bronze in the 3,000-metre event at the World University Games in Kobe, Japan. Angela is the only athlete to defend her crown in the 3,000-metre event at the Commonwealth Games, winning gold medals in 1990 in Auckland, New Zealand and again in 1994 in Victoria, Canada.   Click on any of the images below to open. Angela was the flag bearer for Canada at the 1994 Commonwealth Games held in Victoria, BC Angela carrying the flag at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Another great runner BC Sports Hall of Famer Lynn Kanuka (inducted in 1999) Another great runner, BC Sports Hall of Famer Thelma Wright (inducted in 2000) Runners at the end of a race BC Sports Hall of Famer, Harry Jerome (inducted in 1966) at the end of a race Harry Jerome in running position