Randwick Botany Harriers Athletics Club

	Personal Data
	First Name:	Selma
	Family Name:	Kajan
	Date of birth:	30/07/1991
	Place of birth:	Paddington, Sydney
	Residence:	Eastlakes, Sydney
	Height:	1.69 m
	Weight:	54 kg
	Ocupation:	High School Student
	Events:	400m, 800m, 1500m
	Coach:	Sean Williams/Alija Kajan
	Personal Best :	200m 400m 800m 1500m 3000m	26.56 56.63 2:05.19 4:24.64 9:43.04
	Progression:
		400m	800m	1500m
	2002	63.4	2:29.0	5:20.0
	2003	59.7	2:22.0	5:08.0
	2004	58.56	2:16.57	4:49.0
	2005	57.82	2:09.78	4:34.63
	2006	57.57	2:09.75	4:31.52
	2007	56.5	2:07.98	4:25.31
	2008		2:07.27	4:29.65
	2009	56.63	2:05.19	4:24.64


Australian Championships:
3k (U12 girls) - Australian Cross Country Championships 2002, Sydney, 7th
400m - Australian Little Athletics Championships 2004 (U13), Sydney, 4th - 60.9
4k (U14 girls) - Australian Cross Country Championships 2004, Canberra, 4th
800m - Australian Allschools 2004 , Sydney, 3rd - 2:16.57
400m - Australian Allschools 2004 , Sydney, 4th - 59.20
800m - Australian Allschools 2005 , Sydney, 3rd - 2:16.57
400m - Australian Allschools 2005 , Sydney, 5th - 59.05
800m - Australian Allschools 2006 , Sydney, 1st - 2:10.07
1500m - Australian Allschools 2006 , Sydney, 3rd - 4:31.52
800m - Australian Allschools 2007 , Sydney, 1st - 2:08.37
800m - Australian U20 Championships 2008 , Gold Coast, 3rd - 2:07.27
1500m - Australian U20 Championships 2008 , Gold Coast, 4th - 4:29.65
800m - Australian Open Championships 2009 , Brisbane, 8th - 2:09.19
800m - Australian U20 Championships 2009 , Adelaide, 1st - 2:05.19
1500m - Australian U20 Championships 2009 , Adelaide, 1st - 4:24.64
International Competitions:
400m - Trans Tasman Challange (NSW vs. New Zealand) 2002, Auckland, 3rd
400m - Trans Tasman Challenge 2003, Sydney , 3rd - 1:04.2
800m - Trans Tasman Challenge 2003, Sydney , 3rd - 2:35.4
1600m medley relay (team: Tracey Morton, Alicia Keir, Selma Kajan, Claire Doyle) - Pacific School Games 2005, Melbourne, 1st/Final - 4:04.34
800m - Pacific School Games 2005, Melbourne, 1st/H2 - 2:17.14, 3rd Final - 2:11.81
800m - World School Games 2006, Thesalloniki, 1st/H2 (2:09.75), 5th Final (2:12.04)
800m - Sydney Olympic Youth Festival 2007, Sydney, 2nd/Final (2:10.88)
800m - 5th World Youth Championships 2007, Ostrava (CZE), 4th/H3 (2:12.78)
1000m Medley Relay (team: Jane Larkin, Jacinta Doyle, Olivia Tauro, Selma Kajan) - 5th World Youth Championships 2007, Ostrava (CZE), 2nd/H2 (2:09.08)
1000m Medley Relay (team: Jane Larkin, Jacinta Doyle, Olivia Tauro, Selma Kajan) - 5th World Youth Championships 2007, Ostrava (CZE), 4th/Final (2:09.96)
800m - 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games 2008, Pune (IND), 5th/H2 (2:14.15)
4x400m Relay (team: Aimie Laube, Alicia Keir, Zoe Mazoudier, Selma Kajan) - 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games 2008, Pune (IND), 3rd (3:46.10)
Interesting facts:
Selma started with her running in Randwick Botany Little Athletics club in under 6 age group. At the age of 10 she qualified first time for the Little Athletics State championship and one year later claimed her first 800m State title with time of 2:31.0. In the following years she improved her times significantly but could hardly win any 400m or 800m races as her age group was very competitve (with Alicia Keir, Tracey Morton and Stephanie Patty to name the few fast girls) . In 2001 she started training with coach Sean Williams and also joined Randwick Botany Harriers club. Few years of proper training with high quality squad culminated in 2005 when Selma ran 800m in 2:09.78, the world fastest time that year for under 15 girls. She got selected to represent Australia at the World School Games 2006 in Greece where she came 5th in the final being two years younger then placegetters. In 2007 Selma represented Australia at World Youth Championships in Ostrava (Czech Republic). She came fourth in 800m heat and did not progress to semis but in medley relay (100m,200m,300m,400m) she ran fine 400m leg to get australian team to 2nd place in heats (behind USA) and 4th place in the final. Selma's sister Irma is a lightweight rower with Sydney University and her parents were national level runners in the former Yougoslavia; her mother Biba was 400m (53.8)/800m (2:03.03) runner and her father Alija was 5k (14:09)/10k (29:42)/Marathon (2:18:07) runner.