Danyel Mitchell (born September 16, 1972) is a female former

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

er and

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

ter from the

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. She set her personal best (54.62 metres) in the women's discus throw event on August 10, 1995 at the

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. Mitchell was a member of the

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track and field team.

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* 1972 births Living people American female discus throwers American female shot putters LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes 20th-century American women {{US-shotput-athletics-bio-stub