Female Athlete of the Year Award

2023 Female Athlete of the Year Recipient

Malindi Elmore 

Ranked the top female marathon and half-marathon runner in Canada, Malindi Elmore is preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics, her third trip to the Games. With a record smashing pace at her qualifying race in Berlin, Malindi finished in 2:23:30 — just 18 seconds shy of the all-time Canadian woman’s marathon record. Malindi placed second in the Ottawa marathon—a full 20 minutes ahead of the next Canadian, then was off to Japan where she ran Canada’s fastest half-marathon by a woman in 2023. In Arizona, Malindi not only won the women’s half marathon, but placed 11th out of all genders. 

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Award Criteria

• Awarded to the female athlete (amateur or professional) who brought the greatest amount of recognition to Kelowna. 
• Include Provincial, National and World Ranking if applicable.
• Selections are based on the nominee's achievements for the year 2023.
• Past information (awards and achievements) may be included, but should be primarily regarding the current award year.
• Finalist selections are based solely on the information in the completed nomination package.

Check back in fall 2024 for information about the 50th annual awards nomination period.