Amy Palmer

American hammer thrower

Amy Marie Palmer (born April 20, 1975, in Tooele, Utah) is a retired female hammer thrower from the United States. Her personal best throw was 68.28 metres, achieved on April 29, 2000, in Philadelphia.

She was the bronze medalist at the 1998 Goodwill Games. At the 1999 World Championships in Athletics she competed in the earlier stages but she reached the final at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, finishing in eighth place.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing the  United States
1998 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 3rd 66.33 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 17th (q) 59.80 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8th 66.15 m

External links

  • Amy Palmer at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amy Palmer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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Qualification
  • 2000 United States Olympic trials (track and field)
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field athletesCoaches
  • 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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