Amber Campbell (born June 5, 1981) is an American

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 consis ...

er. Campbell attended

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in South Carolina and competed for the Chanticleer track team. She had her first international competition at the 2005 World Championships. She then competed in the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 World Championships. Her first Olympic birth came at the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in Beijing, China. She then went on to compete at the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

as well. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Campbell advanced to the finals placing 6th finishing as the highest placing American woman ever. Her personal best is 74.03 m (242 ft 10 in), which was her winning mark at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in Eugene. The mark is the former W35 Masters World Record.

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Amber Campbell Athletics profile
1981 births Living people Track and field athletes from Cincinnati Track and field athletes from Indianapolis American female hammer throwers Female weight throwers African-American female track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Coastal Carolina Chanticleers women's track and field athletes USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women {{US-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub