Laulauga Tausaga

American discus thrower

Laulauga Tausaga

Personal information

Nickname

Lagi Tausaga^[1]

Born

(1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 25)
Hawaii, U.S.

Home town

Spring Valley, San Diego County, California, United States

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

Discus throw
Shot Put
Hammer

College team

University of Iowa

Club

Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing the United States
World Championships
	2023 Budapest	Discus throw
NACAC Championships
	2022 Freeport	Discus
NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics
	2019 Queretaro	Discus
Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
	2017 Trujillo	Discus

Laulauga Tausaga-Collins (born 22 May 1998 in Hawaii) is an American discus thrower. With a personal best throw of 69.49 m, she won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.^[2] She also won the gold medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships.

Professional

Tausaga made the women's discus final at 2019 and 2022 world championships, won silver medals in discus at the 2019 match and 2019 NACAC U-23 Championships. Tausaga won discus at 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships.

She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest with a fifth throw of 69.49 m that raised her personal best by more than four metres, after finishing 12 and last in the discus final at the previous two world athletics championships.^[2]

International

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing United States
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Discus	69.49 m (227 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2022	2022 NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	1st	Discus	63.18 m (207 ft 3+1⁄4 in)
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	12th	Discus	56.47 m (185 ft 3 in)
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	12th	Discus	63.94 m (209 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
	The Match Europe v USA	Minsk, Belarus	2nd	Discus	63.71 m (209 ft 1⁄4 in)
	2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics	Queretaro, Mexico	2nd	Discus	59.37 m (194 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
2017	2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships	Trujillo, Peru	1st	Discus	59.29 m (194 ft 6+1⁄4 in)

USA National championships

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2017	USATF U20 Outdoor Championships	Sacramento, California	1st	Discus	60.65 m (198 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2017	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Sacramento, California	17th	Discus	Foul
2018	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	15th	Shot put	15.55 m (51 ft 0 in)
2018	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	3rd	Discus	60.65 m (198 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2019	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Des Moines, Iowa	3rd	Discus	62.08 m (203 ft 8 in)
2021	United States Olympic trials	Eugene, Oregon	24th	Discus	Foul
2022	USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships	Eugene, Oregon	2nd	Discus	64.49 m (211 ft 6+3⁄4 in)

University of Iowa

Laulauga Tausaga-Collins is a 2019 NCAA Discus champion, 8-time NCAA Division 1 All-American, 6-time Big Ten Conference champion, & 12-time All-Big Ten Conference scorer.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing University of Iowa
2017	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship	SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility	16th	Shot put	14.12 m (46 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship	Penn State Nittany Lions Outdoor Track & Field Facility	14th	Shot put	14.45 m (47 ft 4+3⁄4 in)
	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship	Penn State Nittany Lions Outdoor Track & Field Facility	1st	Discus	55.00 m (180 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
	2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	7th	Discus	55.71 m (182 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
2018	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship	SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility	11th	Shot put	15.51 m (50 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship	SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility	8th	Weight throw	20.03 m (65 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship	Billy Hayes Track Outdoor Track & Field Facility	1st	Shot put	16.80 m (55 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship	Billy Hayes Track Outdoor Track & Field Facility	1st	Discus	58.39 m (191 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
	2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	4th	Discus	56.07 m (183 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
	2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	4th	Shot put	17.34 m (56 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
2019	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship	Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus Indoor Track & Field Facility^[3]	2nd	Shot put	17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship		24th	Weight throw	Foul
	2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	Birmingham CrossPlex Indoor Track & Field Facility	15th	Shot put	15.84 m (51 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
	2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships	Birmingham CrossPlex Indoor Track & Field Facility	5th	Weight throw	22.23 m (72 ft 11 in)
	Mt SAC Relays	Mt SAC Relays Outdoor Track & Field Facility	1st	Hammer throw	61.34 m (201 ft 2+3⁄4 in)
	Beach Invitational	Long Beach State Outdoor Track & Field Facility	1st	Shot put	18.02 m (59 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship	Iowa Hawkeyes Track Outdoor Track & Field Facility	3rd	Shot put	17.17 m (56 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
			7th	Hammer throw	60.91 m (199 ft 10 in)
			1st	Discus	60.28 m (197 ft 9 in)
	2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Texas	1st	Discus	63.26 m (207 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
	2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Texas	25th	Shot put	16.17 m (53 ft 1⁄2 in)
2020	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship	SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility	2nd	Shot put	17.37 m (56 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2020	Big Ten Conference Indoor Track and Field Championship	SPIRE Institute Indoor Track & Field Facility	1st	Weight throw	22.21 m (72 ft 10+1⁄4 in)
2021	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship	Illinois Fighting Illini Track Outdoor Track & Field Facility	5th	Shot put	17.52 m (57 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
	Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship		1st	Discus	62.09 m (203 ft 8+1⁄4 in)
	2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	2nd	Discus	63.53 m (208 ft 5 in)
	2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships	University of Oregon	6th	Shot put	17.29 m (56 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

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Prep

Tausaga won 2014 CIF San Diego Section Shot put title in 13.53 m (44 ft 4+1⁄2 in) and 2015 CIF San Diego Section Shot put title in 14.71 m (48 ft 3 in) while representing Mount Miguel High School. At the 2015 CIF California State Meet, she placed 3rd in the shot put 14.61 m (47 ft 11 in).

References

^ Lagi Tausaga's World Championship Journey Iowa Hawkeyes
^ ^a ^b "'All the feels': USA's Laulauga Tausaga obliterates PB for shock discus gold". The Guardian. Reuters. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
^ Stephen M. Ross Athletics South Competition and Performance Center Opened in 2017Michigan Wolverines
^ LAULAUGA TAUSAGA (SR-4) IOWA Track and Field Results Reporting System