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Olympic gold medalist Valarie Allman won the women's discus at the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials on Thursday at Hayward Field.
She is a two time Olympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics. 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 .
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. The Olympic records are 70 m (229 ft 7 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) for men, set by Roje Stona in 2024, and 72.30 m (237 ft 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 in) for women, set by Martina Hellmann in 1988.
For the women's discus throw event, the qualification period was between 1 July 2023 and 30 June 2024. 32 athletes were able to qualify for the event, with a maximum of three athletes per nation, by throwing the entry standard of 64.50 m or further or by their World Athletics Ranking for this event.
Valarie Allman’s unprecedented path to double Olympic gold might spark a dance-to-discus pipeline. Allman dominated the women’s discus competition on Monday night, winning gold despite not ...
With her second attempt, two time Olympic and two time World Champion Sandra Perković moved into the top 3 with a 66.57m. In the third round, Allman improved to 68.79m. In the third round, Allman improved to 68.79m.
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the women's discus throw event if all athletes meet the entry standard or qualify by ranking during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.)
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.