Shelbi JoDae Vaughan (born August 24, 1994) is an American

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whose specialty is the discus throw.

World Competition

Shelbi competed at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw and threw to place 29th. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing narrowly missing the final. In addition, she was bronze medals at the 2012 World Junior Championships and the 2011 World Youth Championships.

NCAA

Vaughan's Texas A&M personal best in the discus is set in Starkville in 2015. In addition, she has a personal best of in the shot put at

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. Vaughan placed second in Discus at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) to qualify for

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. Vaughan placed sixth in Discus at 2016 Division 1

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. Vaughan won 2016

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, UT San Antonio, Texas Relays,

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, Baylor and

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Discus titles. Vaughan placed 6th in the Weight throw at 2016 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships. Vaughan placed third in Discus at

2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships were held at Hayward Field, University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. Organized by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 25–28 and served as the national championships in ...

. Vaughan won 2015 Division 1

Discus title. Shelbi Vaughan won 2015 Division 1

Discus title. She also won 2015 Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Track Classic, TCU Horned Frogs Invite Discus titles. Vaughan placed third in Discus at

2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 2014 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships was held at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California. Organised by USA Track and Field, the four-day competition took place June 26–29 in conjunction with the USA Junior Combined Events Outdoor ...

. Vaughan won 2014 Division 1

Discus title. Shelbi Vaughan won 2014 Division 1

Discus title. She also won 2014 Texas Relays, Stanford Invitational, Sun Angel Track Classic, Texas State Bobcats Classics Discus titles. Vaughan won 2013 Division 1

Discus title as a freshman. She also won 2013 Texas Relays, Oregon Pepsi Invitational, Louisiana State University Alumni Gold Invite, John McDonnell Invitational at University of Arkansas Discus titles.

High school

Vaughan was the 2012 ''

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'' "High School Athlete of the Year." Vaughan's senior season's best of 50-1.25 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 198-9 in the Discus fifth and first respectively in 2012. She won University Interscholastic League

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State championships in discus titles in 2011 and 2012. She won 2012 Discus throw

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title with a and set the Discus throw American Junior record. She placed 4th in 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) just weeks after graduating high school with a 3rd place American record holder

Suzy Powell-Roos Suzanne "Suzy" Powell-Roos (born September 3, 1976) is an American discus thrower. She competed at the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics with the best result of 15th place in 2000. She holds the American record at 222 ft 0 in (67.67 m), which s ...

did not have a qualifying mark for the Olympics and neither did Vaughn, so the Olympic slot went to

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. Before turning to track and field, she practiced

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while at

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.Larry Eder article on Shelbi
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Competition record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughan, Shelbi 1994 births Living people American female discus throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States People from Weatherford, Texas Track and field athletes from Texas Texas A&M Aggies women's track and field athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States 21st-century American women NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners