Alex Young (born September 1, 1994) is an American athlete who competes predominantly in the
hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
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Professional
Alex Young tells his story in November 2022 to Coach Joe Frontier about moving multiple times to find the best training group, working 2 jobs to earn enough money and persevering to live his dream as a professional athlete.
He has represented the United States at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July.
Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...
and finished twelfth in
Eugene, Oregon at the
2022 World Athletics Championships.
Young has represented his country competing in the
2013 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships in Colombia and at the
2016 NACAC U23 Championships in El Salvador. He also competed at the 2016 Olympic Trials prior to competing in the
2017 World Championships in which he
finished 20th and
2022 World Championships where Young placed 12th in the final.
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NCAA
A native of Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...
, Young competed collegiately for Southeastern Louisiana University
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(SLU). In 2016 he became the first SLU athlete in any sport to win a national championship at the Division I level when he won the NCAA
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weight throw national title.hammer throw
The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...
behind Cornell's Rudy Winkler.
Prep
Alex Young Track & Field Results LaVergne Wolverines HS Lavergne, TN
Athletic.net
References
External links
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Southeastern Louisiana Lions bioAlex Young Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs profile
1994 births
Living people
American male hammer throwers
Southeastern Louisiana Lions and Lady Lions
People from Nashville, Tennessee
Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee
World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
20th-century American people
21st-century American people
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