Lorna Griffin

American athlete

Lorna Griffin

Personal information

Full name

Lorna Joann Griffin

Born

June 9, 1956 (1956-06-09) (age 67)
Hamilton, Montana, U.S.

Medal record

Women's athletics

Representing the United States
Pan American Games
	1983 Caracas	Discus throw
	1983 Caracas	Shot Put

Lorna Joann Griffin (born June 9, 1956, in Hamilton, Montana) is a retired female shot putter and discus thrower from the United States. She was a two-time silver medalist at the 1983 Pan American Games. Griffin qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but was unable to compete due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott. She did however receive one of 461 Congressional Gold Medals created especially for the spurned athletes.^[1] She competed for the United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics, finishing in 9th (shot put) and 12th place (discus).

References

^ Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry (2008). Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. ISBN 978-0942257403.

External links

Lorna Griffin at World Athletics
Lorna Griffin at Olympics.com
Lorna Griffin at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

1984 USA Olympic track and field team

Qualification

1984 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

Men's track
and road athletes

Ray Armstead
Alonzo Babers
Kirk Baptiste
Ron Brown
Tonie Campbell
Don Clary
Paul Cummings
Brian Diemer
Marco Evoniuk
Greg Foster
Sam Graddy
Johnny Gray
John Gregorek
Danny Harris
Tranel Hawkins
Jim Heiring
Thomas Jefferson
Earl Jones
Roger Kingdom
Steve Lacy
Carl Lewis
Henry Marsh
John Marshall
Antonio McKay
Walter McCoy
Edwin Moses
Sunder Nix
Daniel O'Connor
Vince O'Sullivan
Doug Padilla
Pete Pfitzinger
Pat Porter
Alberto Salazar
Carl Schueler
Steve Scott
Calvin Smith
Willie Smith
Jim Spivey
John Tuttle
Craig Virgin

Men's
field athletes

Women's track
and road athletes

Women's
field athletes

Coaches

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v t e US National Championship winners in women's shot put
1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Bertha Christophel 1924: Ester Behring 1925–28: Lillian Copeland 1929–30: Rena MacDonald 1931: Lillian Copeland 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1933: Catherine Rutherford 1934: Not held 1935: Rena MacDonald 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Gretel Bergmann 1938–41: Catherine Fellmeth 1942: Ramona Harris 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Dorothy Dodson 1944: Dorothy Dodson 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Helen Steward 1946–47: Dorothy Dodson 1948: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson 1949: Amelia Wood 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Wood 1951: Amelia Wood 1952: Amelia Wood & Janet Dicks 1953: Amelia Wood 1954: Lois Testa 1955: Wanda Wejzgrowicz 1956–62: Earlene Brown 1963: Sharon Shepherd 1964: Earlene Brown 1965–66: Lynn Graham 1967–68: Maren Seidler 1969–71: Lynn Graham 1972–79: Maren Seidler
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Maren Seidler 1981: Denise Wood 1982: María Elena Sarría (CUB) * Denise Wood (3) 1983: Denise Wood 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Lorna Griffin 1985–87: Ramona Pagel 1988: Connie Price 1989: Ramona Pagel 1990: Connie Price 1991: Ramona Pagel 1992: Connie Price-Smith
1993 onwards USA Track & Field	1993–2000: Connie Price-Smith 2001: Seilala Sua 2002: Teri Steer 2003: Kristin Heaston 2004: Laura Gerraughty 2005: Kristin Heaston 2006: Jillian Camarena 2007: Kristin Heaston 2008–09: Michelle Carter 2010: Jillian Camarena 2011: Michelle Carter 2012: Jillian Camarena-Williams 2013–16: Michelle Carter 2017: Raven Saunders 2018: Maggie Ewen 2019: Chase Ealey 2021^{2020 OT}: Jessica Ramsey 2022: Chase Ealey 2023: Maggie Ewen
Notes	Since 1992, the championships has 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.

v t e US National Championship winners in women's discus throw
1923–1979 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
1980–1992 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
1993–present 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 2016^OT: Whitney Ashley 2017: Gia Lewis-Smallwood 2018-9: Valarie Allman 2021^{2020 OT}-22: Valarie Allman
Notes	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.