Valarie Allman

Valarie Carolyn Allman (born February 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw.[4] She won the gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Valarie Allman
Allman in 2018
Personal information
Full nameValarie Carolyn Allman
Born (1995-02-23) February 23, 1995
Newark, Delaware, U.S.[1][2]
EducationStanford University[3]
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight155 lb (70 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw
College teamStanford Cardinal
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2020 TokyoDiscus throw
NACAC Championships in Athletics
2018 TorontoDiscus
World Junior Championships in Athletics
2014 EugeneDiscus
Universiade
2017 TaipeiDiscus

Career

Allman was a seven time All-American at Stanford University. She went on to represent her country at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where she won a silver medal, and the 2017 World Championships, where she did not qualify for the final. She was the 2018 National Champion.[5] Also, she earned bronze at the 2018 Athletics World Cup and silver at the 2018 NACAC Championships.

Allman's personal best in the event is 71.46 m (234 ft 5+1⁄4 in), set at the Triton Invitational in La Jolla on 8 April 2022. This was the 15th farthest throw in history and the farthest in almost 30 years. [6] She now resides in Austin, Texas, and trains under Coach Zebulon Sion at the University of Texas, where she is a volunteer assistant. She was sponsored by Oiselle through 2020, as well as the New York Athletic Club. She is currently sponsored by Asics [7]

Personal life

Allman was born at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware.[1][2] Allman graduated from Silver Creek High School, in Longmont, Colorado, in 2013.[8] She graduated in 2017 at Stanford University with a B.S. in product design.

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Discus throw 56.75 m (186 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5th Discus throw 55.68 m (182 ft 8 in)
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (q) Discus throw 53.85 m (176 ft 8 in)
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd Discus throw 58.36 m (191 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
2018 2018 Athletics World Cup London, United Kingdom 3rd Discus throw 61.10 m (200 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd Discus throw 59.67 m (195 ft 9 in)
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 7th Discus throw 61.82 m (202 ft 10 in)
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 1st Discus throw 68.98 m (226 ft 4 in)

References
  1. Dragon, Tyler (August 2, 2021). "Delaware-born Valarie Allman takes unusual path to becoming Olympic gold-medalist in discus". The News Journal. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  2. "Valarie Allman - Track & Field". Stanford University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  3. 2017 Universiade bio
  4. Valarie Allman at World Athletics
  5. "USA Track & Field - Results".
  6. "Allman breaks North American discus record with 71.46m in La Jolla". World Athletics. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. https://www.asics.com/us/en-us/mk/athletes/running
  8. "Boulder Daily Camera". enewspaper.dailycamera.com.
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