Jeneva Stevens (née McCall, born October 28, 1989) is an

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track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete specializing in the

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 ...

and

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 ...

. Her biggest successes to date are the gold medal at the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (russian: XXVII Летняя Универсиада), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 un ...

in Kazan and 9th place at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. She studied at

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. Her father was former boxing world champion

Oliver McCall Oliver McCall (born April 21, 1965) is an American former professional boxer. A veteran of the sport for over three decades, he is best known for winning the WBC heavyweight title in 1994 by scoring an upset knockout victory over Lennox Lewis. T ...

2018 USATF Outdoor Championships (29118270148)

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor * Shot put – 19.11 (Carbondale 2016) * Discus throw – 59.45 (Auburn, AL 2012) * Hammer throw – 74.77 (Dubnica 2013) Indoor * Shot put – 19.10 (Carbondale, IL 2012) *

Weight throw Two sports have events that fall under the name of weight throw one being the track and field event and the other being the Scottish highland games events. The track and field event is most popular in the United States as an indoor equivalent t ...

– 23.98 (Carbondale, IL 2014)

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Jeneva 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Illinois Track and field athletes from Illinois American female hammer throwers American female shot putters Female weight throwers Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Southern Illinois Salukis women's track and field athletes People from Dolton, Illinois Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade 21st-century American women