Gia Lewis-Smallwood
American discus thrower
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| Born | (1979-04-01) April 1, 1979 (age 45) Champaign, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (205 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus | |||||||||||||||||
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Gia Lewis-Smallwood is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the discus throw. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event,[1] finishing 15th in the qualifying round and not advancing to the final.[2]
She holds the American record in an unofficial event: the indoor discus throw at 55.03 m.[3]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 15th (q) | 59.49 m |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 15th (q) | 61.44 m |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 5th | 64.23 m |
| 2014 | IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | 64.55 m |
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | 61.26 m |
| World Championships | Beijing, China | 11th | 60.55 m | |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 17th (q) | 58.15 m |
References
- ^ "United States of America - Athletes". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Entry List by Event Archived August 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
- ^ "World Indoor Throwing 2011 Complete Results" (PDF). worldindoorthrowing.com. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
External links
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- Gia Lewis-Smallwood at World Athletics
- Gia Lewis-Smallwood at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
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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.
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