Personal information | |
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Born | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. [1] | March 14, 1989
Education | Rice University [2] |
Height | 5 ft 12 in (183 cm) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Javelin throw |
College team | Rice Owls |
Ariana Ince (born March 14, 1989) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the javelin throw. [3] She represented her country at the 2017 and 2019 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games.
Her personal best in the event is 64.38 metres set in Zagreb in 2022.
She qualified to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [4]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 28th (q) | Javelin throw | 54.52 m |
2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 1st | Javelin throw | 59.59 m |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Javelin throw | 62.32 m |
World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 15th (q) | Javelin throw | 60.44 m | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 27th (q) | Javelin throw | 54.98 m |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 18th (q) | Javelin throw | 57.24 m |
NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 2nd | Javelin throw | 59.69 m | |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 27th (q) | Javelin throw | 54.60 m |
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