Grace Upshaw
American track and field athlete
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| Born | (1975-09-25) September 25, 1975 (age 48) Berkeley, California |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Long Jump |
Grace Upshaw Tyler (born September 25, 1975) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She represented the United States in her specialty at the Summer Olympics in both 2004 and 2008. She has also reached the long jump final at the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions (2003 and 2005). She was the bronze medallist in the long jump at the IAAF World Athletics Final in those years.
Grace Tyler's personal best jump is 6.88 metres (22.6 ft), achieved in July 2008 in Eugene, with which she qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[1]
Grace Upshaw attended the University of California and while competing for the California Golden Bears she was the runner-up at the Pac-10 championships.[2]
Her father, Monte Upshaw, broke the US scholastic long jump record held by Jesse Owens.[3] Her older sister Joy Upshaw was elected into the USATF Masters Hall of Fame[4] and holds several American masters records.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 8th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | ||
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 10th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 6th | ||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 7th | |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | ||
| 2006 | IAAF World Indoor Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | |
| World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 8th |
References
- ^ Grace Upshaw Archived 2012-11-14 at the Wayback Machine. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2012-01-31.
- ^ Grace Upshaw Archived 2011-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. Calbears. Retrieved on 2012-01-31.
- ^ Grace Upshaw. USATF (2009). Retrieved on 2012-01-31.
- ^ "USATF – Masters Hall of Fame". legacy.usatf.org.
External links
- Grace Upshaw at World Athletics
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US National Championship winners in women's long jump
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Helen Dinnehey
- 1924: Dorothy Walsh
- 1925: Helen Filkey
- 1926: Nellie Todd
- 1927: Eleanor Egg
- 1928: Elta Cartwright
- 1929: Nellie Todd
- 1930: Stella Walsh
- 1931: Babe Didrikson
- 1932: Nellie Todd
- 1933: Genevieve Valvoda
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Etta Tate
- 1936: Mable Smith
- 1937–8: Lula Hymes
- 1939: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lula Mae Hymes
- 1940–41: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lucy Newell
- 1942–45: Stella Walsh (POL) * Rowena Harrison
- 1946: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young
- 1947: Lillie Purifoy
- 1948: Stella Walsh (POL) * Lillian Young
- 1949–50: Mabel Landry
- 1951: Stella Walsh (POL) * Nancy Phillips
- 1952–3: Mabel Landry
- 1954–5: Nancy Phillips
- 1956–9: Margaret Matthews
- 1960–2: Willye White
- 1963: Edith McGuire
- 1964–6: Willye White
- 1967: Pat Connolly
- 1968–70: Willye White
- 1971: Kim Attlesey
- 1972: Willye White
- 1973–75: Martha Watson
- 1976: Kathy McMillan
- 1977–8: Jodi Anderson
- 1979: Kathy McMillan
The Athletics Congress
- 1980–1: Jodi Anderson
- 1982–3: Carol Lewis
- 1984: Shonel Ferguson (BAH)
- 1985–6: Carol Lewis
- 1987: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 1988: Sheila Echols
- 1989: Claire Connor
- 1990–2: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
USA Track & Field
- 1993–6OT: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 1997–8: Marion Jones
- 1999: Dawn Burrell
- 2000OT: Marion Jones
- 2001: Jenny Adams
- 2002: Brianna Glenn
- 2003: Grace Upshaw
- 2004OT: Marion Jones
- 2005: Grace Upshaw
- 2006: Rose Richmond
- 2007: Grace Upshaw
- 2008OT–12OT: Brittney Reese
- 2013: Janay DeLoach Soukup
- 2014: Brittney Reese
- 2015: Tianna Bartoletta
- 2016OT: Brittney Reese
- 2017: Tianna Bartoletta
- 2018: Sha'Keela Saunders
- 2019: Brittney Reese
- 20212020 OT: Brittney Reese
- 2022: Quanesha Burks
- 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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