Adam Setliff

American discus thrower

Adam Setliff (born December 15, 1969) is a retired discus thrower from the United States, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics (1996 and 2000), finishing 12th and 5th respectively. He set his personal best (69.44 m) in the men's discus throw on July 21, 2001, at a meet in La Jolla, California. Adam picked up a discus for the first time as a young boy and began throwing it outside in his childhood yard in Big Horn, WY, this is where his love of throwing began. He retired prior to the 2004 season. Currently, Adam lives in Dallas, Texas and practices real estate law while running a title agency.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  United States
1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan 2nd 66.12 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 5th 66.02 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 5th 66.55 m

External links

  • Adam Setliff at USATF
  • Adam Setliff at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Adam Setliff at Olympics.com
  • Adam Setliff at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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US National Championship winners in men's discus throw
1897–1979
Amateur Athletic Union
1980–1992
The Athletics Congress
1993-onwards
USA Track & Field
Notes
  • The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials,
    otherwise held as a discrete event.
  • 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Qualification
1996 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's
track and road
athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's
track and road
athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
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Qualification
  • 2000 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
Men's track
and road athletes
Men's
field athletes
Women's track
and road athletes
Women's
field athletes
Coaches
  • John Chaplin (men's head coach)
  • Dick Booth (men's assistant coach)
  • Dixon Farmer (men's assistant coach)
  • Rob Johnson (men's assistant coach)
  • John Moon (men's assistant coach)
  • Jerry Quiller (men's assistant coach)
  • Jay Silvester (men's assistant coach)
  • Bubba Thornton (men's assistant coach)
  • Karen Dennis (women's head coach)
  • Sandy Fowler (women's assistant coach)
  • Ernest Gregoire (women's assistant coach)
  • Judy Harrison (women's assistant coach)
  • Rita Somerlot (women's assistant coach)
  • LaVerne Sweat (women's assistant coach)
  • Mark Young (women's assistant coach)
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  • World Athletics


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