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Allman earned bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, which made her the first American woman to win a world championship medal in the discus throw [6] [7] and later added a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. She is the North American record holder for the event.
The first world record in the women's discus throw was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations in 1923. As of 2013, 55 world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.
Kamalpreet Kaur (born 4 March 1996) is an Indian athlete from Punjab. She is the first Indian woman to breach the 65m barrier in discus throw. She is supported by GoSports Foundation [3] [4] through the Rahul Dravid Athlete Mentorship Programme.
Copeland throwing the discus at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The 1928 Summer Olympics were the first Olympics to include women's track and field events. [14] In weight throwing Copeland could only compete in the discus throw, because the javelin throw and shot put were not yet on the program (they would follow in 1932 and 1948, respectively). [14]
American Laulauga Tausaga-Collins took gold in the women’s discus at the 2023 World Athletic Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday. Tausaga-Collins won the competition with a throw of ...
The men's discus throw has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 (one of two throws events at the first Olympics, alongside the shot put). The women's event was first contested at the 1928 Olympics, being one of the five athletics events in the inaugural Olympic women's programme.
Allman dominated the women’s discus competition on Monday night, winning gold despite not surpassing the 70-meter mark on any of her six throws. Her winning throw of 69.50 meters surpassed the ...
The discus throw (pronunciation ⓘ ... Women's competition began in the first decades of the 20th century. Following competition at national and regional levels, ...