Whitney Ashley
American discus thrower
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1989-02-18) February 18, 1989 (age 35) Riverside, California, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | San Diego State University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Discus throw 64.80 m (212 ft 7 in) shot put 17.22 m (56 ft 5+3⁄4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Whitney Ashley (born February 18, 1989) is an American athlete whose specialty is the discus throw.[2][3]
She represented her country at three consecutive Global Championships, in 2013, 2015 and 2016, making the 2015 world final.[4] She competed at the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Women's discus throw.[5]
Ashley placed first in Discus at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) to qualify for Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Ashley placed 6th at 2017 IAAF Diamond League in the discus and qualified for the 2018 IAAF Diamond League final in Memorial Van Damme (Brussels).
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 24th (q) | Discus throw | 44.60 m |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | Discus throw | 61.05 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | – | Discus throw | NM |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Discus throw | 60.94 m |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 5th | Discus throw | 60.27 m |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Shot put – 17.00 m (55 ft 9+1⁄4 in) (Luzern 2014)
- Discus throw – 64.80 m (212 ft 7 in) (Claremont 2015)
Indoor
- Shot put – 17.62 m (57 ft 9+1⁄2 in) (Portland 2016)
References
- ^ USATF profile
- ^ "Whitney Ashley". IAAF. August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Olympic journey of San Diego State alum Whitney Ashley ended by rule change SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
- ^ "Whitney Ashley San Diego State University profile". goaztecs.com. July 2, 2016. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
- ^ Brooks, Amanda. "Three first-time Olympians highlight women's discus action". USATF. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
External links
- Whitney Ashley at World Athletics
- Whitney Ashley at World Athletics
- Whitney Ashley University of Kansas Throws Coach profile University of Kansas
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US National Championship winners in women's discus throw
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Babe Wolbert
- 1924: Roberta Ranck
- 1925: MayBelle Reichardt
- 1926–7: Lillian Copeland
- 1928: MayBelle Reichardt
- 1929: Rena MacDonald
- 1930–1: Evelyn Ferrara
- 1932–3: Ruth Osburn
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Margaret Wright
- 1936: Helen Stephens
- 1937: Elizabeth Lindsey
- 1938–40: Catherine Fellmeth
- 1941: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *Evelyn Taylor
- 1942: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *Anne Pallo (3)
- 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Betty Weaver
- 1944: Hattie Turner
- 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Hattie Turner
- 1946: Dorothy Dodson
- 1947–48: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
- 1949: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Herta Rand
- 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Bert
- 1951: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Janet Dicks
- 1952–3: Janet Dicks
- 1954: Marjorie Larney
- 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) * Marjorie Larney
- 1956: Pamela Kurrell
- 1957: Olga Connolly
- 1958–9: Earlene Brown
- 1960: Olga Connolly
- 1961: Earlene Brown
- 1962: Olga Connolly
- 1963: Sharon Shepherd
- 1964: Olga Connolly
- 1965: Lynn Graham
- 1966–7: Carol Moseke
- 1968: Olga Connolly
- 1969–70: Carol Frost
- 1971: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Carol Frost
- 1972: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Olga Connolly
- 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Monette Driscoll (3)
- 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) * Linda Langford
- 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Jan Svendsen
- 1976: Lynne Winbigler
- 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) * Lynne Winbigler
- 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Lorna Griffin
- 1981: Leslie Deniz
- 1982: Ria Stalman (NED) * Leslie Deniz
- 1983: Leslie Deniz
- 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Carol Cady
- 1985–6: Carol Cady
- 1987: Connie Price
- 1988: Lacy Barnes
- 1989–90: Connie Price
- 1991: Lacy Barnes
- 1992: Connie Price-Smith
USA Track & Field
- 1993–4: Connie Price-Smith
- 1995: Edie Boyer
- 1996: Suzy Powell
- 1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham
- 1998–2001: Seilala Sua
- 2002: Kris Kuehl
- 2003–4: Aretha Hill
- 2005: Becky Breisch
- 2006: Aretha Thurmond
- 2007: Suzy Powell
- 2008: Aretha Thurmond
- 2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2010: Becky Breisch
- 2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2016OT: Whitney Ashley
- 2017: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2018-9: Valarie Allman
- 20212020 OT-22: Valarie Allman
- OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.