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Valarie Carolyn Allman (born February 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw. [5] She is a two time Olympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics .
Allman's throw of 69.50 was almost two meters better than anyone else in the field. ... Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic gold might spark a dance-to-discus pipeline. Allman ...
Olympic gold medalist Valarie Allman won the women's discus at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials on Thursday at Hayward Field.
None of her competitors came within two meters of Allman's first throw of the discus final. Olympics: Valarie Allman wins 1st U.S. track gold in discus [Video] Skip to main content
In a short span Monday night, Allman won her second straight Olympic title in the discus throw, while Kendricks captured silver in a pole vault competition that featured Sweden's Armand “Mondo” Duplantis breaking his own world record. The medals from Allman and Kendricks, 31, gave the U.S. 11 so far in the meet, including three golds.
Feng capped of the round with 66.33m. Allman took the lead in the second round with 68.74m. In the third round, Elkasević tossed 67.51m, matched exactly at the end of the round by Feng. Because Feng had the superior second best throw, she held second place. In the fourth round, Allman improved to 69.50 m (228 ft 0 in).
van Klinken's fifth round throw of 67.20m edged her back into third place. Bin improved to 68.20m on her final attempt to move back into third place. Allman was unable to improve, so on a breakthrough night, the surprised and ecstatic Tausaga was able to step into the ring for her final attempt already confirmed as the champion.
Valarie Allman won the gold medal in women's discus on Monday, the first medal by an American woman in the event since 2008. American Valarie Allman takes unusual path to becoming Olympic gold ...