Valeyta Roi Althouse (born January 7, 1974) is an American former

athlete An athlete (also sportsman or sportswoman) is a person who competes in one or more sports that involve physical strength, speed, or endurance. Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...

. She competed in the women's shot put at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

. Competing for the

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team, Althouse won the

1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships The 1995 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested May 31 – June 3 at Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee in order to determine the individual and team national ch ...

in the shot put.

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* 1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics American female shot putters Olympic track and field athletes for the United States 20th-century American sportswomen 20th-century American people NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners UCLA Bruins women's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners {{US-shotputt-athletics-bio-stub