Donna Mayhew
Donna Lee Mayhew (born June 20, 1960, in Dupont, Pennsylvania) is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992. She set her personal best (63.66 metres) in 1988.[1][2]
Biography
From 1978 to 1990, Mayhew attended Glendale Community College in Glendale, California, where she competed in javelin throwing as a member of the college's track and field team. In 1980, she competed in the U.S. junior college championships and placed second.[3]
Mayhew then attended the University of Arizona, where she also competed in javelin throwing as a member of the University's track and field teamduring the 1980s. In 1983, she placed third in the NCAA Meet. Following her 1985 graduation from the university, she became a five-time champion in javelin at the U.S. National Women's Track and Field Championships in 1988 and from 1992 to 1995. In 1988 and 1992, she won the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trial's in the women's javelin category. She went on to finish seventh at the Olympics in 1988 and twelfth in 1992. After placing sixth in the 1989 World Cup, she earned a silver medal at the 1991 Pan American Games.[4][5]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the ![]() | ||||
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 7th | 61.78 m |
1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | 58.44 m |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 22nd | 56.34 m | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 12th | 55.68 m |
References
- ^ *Donna Mayhew at World Athletics
- ^ *Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donna Mayhew". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "Donna Mayhew" (biography). Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona, retrieved online June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Donna Lee Mayhew" (biography), in "Athletes." International Olympic Committee, retrieved online June 1, 2024.
- ^ "Donna Mayhew." Mountain View, California: Track & Field News (multiple articles and rosters), retrieved online June 1, 2024.
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Roberta Ranck
- 1924: Esther Spargo
- 1925: Aloa Silva
- 1926: Lillian Copeland
- 1927–8: Margaret Jenkins
- 1929: Estelle Hill
- 1930: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1931: Lillian Copeland
- 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1933: Nan Gindele
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Sylvia Broman
- 1936: Martha Worst
- 1937–8: Rose Auerbach
- 1939–49: Dorothy Dodson
- 1950: Amelia Wood
- 1951: Frances Licata
- 1952: Marjorie Larney
- 1953: Amelia Wood
- 1954–6: Karen Anderson
- 1957–60: Marjorie Larney
- 1961: Frances Davenport
- 1962: Karen Mendyka
- 1963: Frances Davenport
- 1964–7: RaNae Bair
- 1968: Barbara Friedrich
- 1969: Kate Schmidt
- 1970–2: Sherry Calvert
- 1973–7: Kate Schmidt
- 1978: Sherry Calvert
- 1979: Kate Schmidt
The Athletics Congress
- 1980–1: Karin Smith
- 1982: Lynda Hughes
- 1983–4: Karin Smith
- 1985: Cathy Sulinski
- 1986: Helena Uusitalo (FIN) * Donna Mayhew
- 1987: Karin Smith
- 1988: Donna Mayhew
- 1989: Laverne Eve (BAH) * Donna Mayhew
- 1990–1: Karin Smith
- 1992: Donna Mayhew
USA Track & Field
- 1993–5: Donna Mayhew
- 1996: Nicole Carroll
- 1997: Lynda Lipson
- 1998: Nicole Carroll
- 1999–2000: Lynda Blutreich
- 2001: Kim Kreiner
- 2002: Serene Ross
- 2003: Erica Wheeler
- 2004–6: Kim Kreiner
- 2007: Dana Pounds
- 2008–11: Kara Patterson
- 2012–3: Brittany Borman
- 2014–5: Kara Winger
- 2016: Maggie Malone
- 2017–18: Kara Winger
- 2019: Ariana Ince
- 20212020 OT: Maggie Malone
- 2022: Kara Winger
- The 1920, 1928 and 1932 championships, and championships in Olympic years since 1992 have incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held separately.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.