Leah Pells

Personal information
Full name	Leah Marlee Pells
Born	November 9, 1964 (1964-11-09) (age 59) Vancouver, British Columbia
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Canada Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg 1500 metres

Leah Marlee Pells (born November 9, 1964, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a retired female track and field athlete from Canada who competed in the middle distance events and was once ranked first in the world in the 1500 metres.^[1] She represented Canada at three consecutive Summer Olympics from 1992 to 2000. Pells finished fourth in the 1500 metre race in Atlanta. Pells won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg.

Pells published her autobiography Not About the Medal in 2012. In the book, she writes about being the daughter of an alcoholic, experiencing abuse and growing up impoverished.^[2]

Pells has one son and now works as a trained counsellor.^[3]

• Canadian records in track and field

• Leah Pells at World Athletics
• Leah Pells at Athletics Canada
• Leah Pells at Team Canada
• Leah Pells at Olympedia
• Leah Marlee Pells at Olympics.com
• Leah Marlee Pells at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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