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Athletics At The 2019 Pan American Games – Women's Hammer Throw
The women's hammer throw competition of the Track and field, athletics events at the 2019 Pan American Games took place on the 10th of August at the 2019 Pan American Games Athletics Stadium. The Athletics at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's hammer throw, defending Pan American Games champion is Rosa Rodríguez from Venezuela. Summary Brooke Andersen took the lead with her first round 71.07m with Rosa Rodríguez in second place. Andersen would not improve throughout the competition. Rodríguez did improve with her second round 69.48m, but that was as far as she would go. Gwen Berry's second round throw moved her from fourth place into the silver medal position. Berry improved on her fourth throw but didn't get ahead of Andersen until her fifth round throw. Berry put it all together for her final effort, to win by over 3 and a half meters. Awards ceremony During the award ceremony, Berry cast worldwide attention for raising her fist during the National Anthem. In wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Berry
Gwendolyn Denise Berry (born June 29, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw. Her mark of on June 8, 2018, ranks her #7 on the all time list. She also holds the world record in the weight throw with a mark of set in March 2017. She is a three-time national champion in the weight throw at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She was the gold medalist in the hammer at the 2014 Pan American Sports Festival. She is also the 2019 Pan American Games Champion. Career Early life and college Gwen Berry was born to Michael Berry and Laura Hayes; she grew up in Florissant, Missouri and attended McCluer High School. While there she was a basketball player but started taking part in track in the off-season and competed in the triple jump. She began studying for a degree in psychology and criminal justice at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2007. She took up throwing events for the Southern Illinois Salukis collegiate team and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pan American Games Records In Athletics
The Pan American Games is a quadrennial event which began in 1951. The Pan American Sports Organization accepts only athletes who are representing one of the organisation's member states (most of which are within the Americas) and recognises records set at editions of the Pan American Games. The Games records in athletics are the best marks set in competitions at the Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and combined events (the heptathlon and decathlon). Cuban athlete Ana Fidelia Quirot and Mexican Graciela Mendoza are the only competitors to hold records in two separate events. Quirot is the record holder over both 400 and 800 metres, while Mendoza holds the 10 and 20 kilometre walk records. The 10 km walk event was discontinued after 1995. The two nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ximena Zorrilla
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Amanda Almendáriz
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Jennifer Dahlgren
Jennifer Dahlgren Fitzner (born 21 April 1984) is an Argentine hammer thrower. Having spent much of her life in the United States, she competed as an amateur for the University of Georgia. She set the US collegiate hammer record and was the NCAA Outdoor champion in both 2006 and 2007. She is a three-time gold medallist at the South American Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. Dahlgren has represented Argentina at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, as well as having competed at the World Championships in Athletics on three occasions. She first broke the South American record in the discipline in 2004 and has raised it several metres to her current best of 73.74 m. She is one of the continent's top performers in the event, in which South American athletes are historically weak. In 2010 she won the Konex Award Merit Diploma as one of the five best Athletes from the last decade in Argentina. Career Dahlgren's first major tournament was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariana García Walker
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Jillian Weir
Jillian Weir (born 9 February 1993) is a Canadian hammer thrower of Mohawk descent. She competed in the women's hammer throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. In July 2021, Weir qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ..., in Women's hammer throw, winning a bronze medal. Weir's father, Robert Weir represented Great Britain in the discus and hammer throw, winning multiple Commonwealth Games medals. References External links *Oregon Ducks profile 1993 births Living people Canadian female hammer throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for Canada Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camryn Rogers
Camryn Rogers (born June 7, 1999) is a Canadian athlete specializing in the hammer throw. She is the reigning world champion, only the second Canadian woman to win gold at the World Athletics Championships. She is also the 2022 World silver medalist, 2022 Commonwealth Games champion, 2018 world U20 champion, and represented Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She competed at the collegiate level as a member of the California Golden Bears track and field team, winning three NCAA outdoor titles. Early life Rogers was born and raised in Richmond, British Columbia. Following her parents' divorce when she was three years old, she was raised by her mother, Shari Rogers, a hairdresser. Her mother would later say, "for many years, it was just her and I. Many struggles along the way. A lot of hardships." Rogers did not initially participate in any sports, but first tried the hammer throw on January 5, 2012, upon the recommendation of one of her mother's clients, who was a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valeria Chiliquinga
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Mariana Marcelino
Mariana Grasielly Marcelino (born 16 July 1992) is a Brazilian athlete specialising in the hammer throw. She has won a gold medal at the 2017 South American Championships. Her personal best in the event is 67.02 metres set in São Bernardo do Campo in 2017. This is the current national record. International competitions References 1992 births Living people Brazilian female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games athletes for Brazil South American Championships in Athletics winners Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners 21st-century Brazilian sportswomen {{Brazil-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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