Female Athlete of the Year Award

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 2020 or 2021*
• 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.

Nominations for the 48th annual Civic & Community Awards will open in fall 2022. 

2020-21 Female Athlete of the Year Award Recipient

Malindi Elmore is a Kelowna born marathon runner who most recently finished in ninth place at the women’s marathon at the 2020 Olympics. Since January 2020, she has held the Canadian marathon record: an outstanding accomplishment since finishing her first marathon only a year earlier. Not only is Malindi a Canadian champion in the 10,000 meter, she’s a five-time All American at Stanford University and holds multiple school records in the 800m and 1500m. As well as track and long-distance running, Malindi spent 2015 – 2017 competing in professional triathlons completing a sub nine-hour performance.

Malindi is dedicated to the sport and helps runners achieve their goals through working as a coach at UBC Okanagan as well as through private coaching.