American discus thrower (born 1976)
Suzanne "Suzy" Powell-Roos (born September 3, 1976) is an American discus thrower . She competed at the 1996 , 2000 and 2008 Olympics with the best result of 15th place in 2000.[ 1] [ 3]
She holds the American record at 222 ft 0 in (67.67 m), which she set on March 14, 2007 in Wailuku , Maui , Hawaii at the "Big Wind" Discus Challenge.[ 4] [ 5] She set the world's best year performance in 2002, with a throw of 69.44 meters at the University of California, San Diego on April 27, 2002,[ 6] the best throw in the world since 1999. That throw was not ratified as the American record due to technical issues with the throwing sector.[ 7]
While in high school at Thomas Downey High School in 1994 she was named the national Girl's "High School Athlete of the Year" by Track and Field News [ 8] after setting the National High School Record in the discus at 214' 0" As a sophomore, she was on the American team at the IAAF World Junior Championships , finishing tenth. Two years later she took home a bronze medal from the same event.[ 9] She was the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships gold medalist. She later attended UCLA . She won the 1996 and 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (1996 while winning the United States Olympic Trials (track and field) .[ 10] She was the runner up six times.
Achievements
Year
Competition
Venue
Position
Notes
Representing the United States
1992
World Junior Championships
Seoul , South Korea
10th
46.84 m
1994
World Junior Championships
Lisbon, Portugal
3rd
52.62 m
1996
Olympic Games
Atlanta, United States
33rd (q)
56.24 m
1997
World Championships
Athens, Greece
21st (q)
54.22 m
1999
Universiade
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
7th
58.83 m
2000
Olympic Games
Sydney, Australia
15th (q)
59.68 m
2001
World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
18th (q)
58.19 m
2003
Pan American Games
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4th
60.00 m
World Championships
Paris, France
9th
59.86 m
2007
World Championships
Osaka, Japan
15th (q)
59.57 m
2008
Olympic Games
Beijing, China
26th (q)
58.02 m
References
^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Suzy Powell-Roos" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
^ Suzanne Powell (née Roos) . trackfield.brinkster.net
^ Richard S. Hymans The History of the U.S. Olympic Trials Track & Field . usatf.org
^ Statistics – Records . USATF. Retrieved on September 27, 2015.
^ Suzy Powell American record . youtube.com
^ suzy powell discus throw AR 69.44m . youtube.com
^ USA Track and Field – Features, Events, Results | Team USA . Trackfield.teamusa.org. Retrieved on September 27, 2015.
^ Track and Field News High School AOY . trackandfieldnews.com
^ UCLA Alum Suzy Powell Named USA T&F Athlete Of The Week . uclabruins.com. May 1, 2002
^ USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions . usatf.org
External links
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2020 OT : The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
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