Brittany Riley (born August 26, 1986, in

Flossmoor, Illinois Flossmoor () is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,704 at the 2020 census. Flossmoor is approximately 25 miles south of the Chicago Loop. Geography Flossmoor is located at (41.541684, -87.684970). According ...

) is a female

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er from the

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. Her personal best throw is 72.51 metres, achieved in April 2007 in

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1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois American female hammer throwers African-American track and field athletes American female track and field athletes Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States People from Flossmoor, Illinois Female weight throwers Track and field athletes from Illinois 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women United States collegiate record holders in athletics (track and field) Southern Illinois Salukis women's track and field athletes {{US-hammerthrow-athletics-bio-stub