Cierra Jackson, a 2020 Chandler alum, is fresh off an NCAA title in the discus and just signed a professional track and field ...

Card won the discus and shot put events all four years of high school — 2008-11 — and qualified for the summer Olympics in both 2016 and 2020 following a successful career at the University of ...

Aug 2, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Valarie Allman (USA) wins the women's discus with a throw of 226-3 (68.98m) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Olympic Stadium.

Ewen will compete next at the USA Outdoor Championships, June 21-24 in Des Moines, Iowa. She plans to continue training in Tempe with ASU throws coach Brian Blutreich toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Javelin throw’s modern Olympics debut Although other throwing events – discus and shot put – were included in the inaugural modern Olympics in 1896, javelin throw found its place in the programme from ...

The 29-year-old Valarie Allman is a two-time Olympic champion in women’s discus throw. Star American discus thrower Valarie Allman, who won gold medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (held in 2021) and ...

She previously competed in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and made it to the final with a throw of 62.37 meters, but she finished in eighth place. Her career best throw is 66.12 meters.

2:25 PM EDT: Men’s Discus Throw Final An Olympic record has been broken! On his fourth attempt Roje Stona of Jamaica hit a mark of 70.00 meters to take down the previous Olympic record of 69.89 ...

Stona recorded a throw of 70.00 meters in the fourth round to win Jamaica's first Olympic gold for the event and the 2024 Games. He surpassed Lithuania's Mykolas Alekna, who set the Olympic record ...

Valarie Allman, a 29-year-old American discus thrower, has again proved her dominance in the sport by winning the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. With a throw of 69.50 metres, she set a new ...

In between both the 2020 and the 2024 Olympics, Valarie became the North American record holder in discus throw. Her best throw took place in San Diego in 2022, having accomplished a 71.46-meter ...

Valarie Allman of the United States won the athletics women’s discus throw gold medal at Paris 2024 with a powerful performance, throwing a distance of 69.50m at Stade de France on Monday, 5 August.