Daina Levy

Daina Levy

Personal information
Born	(1993-05-27) 27 May 1993 (age 32) Mississauga, Canada
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Hammer throw

Daina Levy (born 27 May 1993) is a Jamaican hammer thrower. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's hammer throw event; her result in the qualifying round did not qualify her for the final. ^{[1] [2]}

Levy was born in Canada and represented Canada at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, but she later changed allegiance to Jamaica as both her parents were from Jamaica. ^[3] She was an All-American for the Kansas Jayhawks track and field team, finishing 3rd in the weight throw at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. ^[4]

Outdoor ^[5]

Discipline	Performance	Wind	Place	Date	Records	Results Score
Shot Put	13.85		Powder Springs, GA (USA)	16 April 2011		824
Discus Throw	53.73		Austin, TX (USA)	29 May 2015		956
Hammer Throw	71.48		Lawrence, KS (USA)	25 June 2016	NR	1117

References

1. "Daina Levy". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
2. "Women's Hammer Throw - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
3. "Canadian-born thrower Daina Levy walks into history at Rio romp". jamaicaobserver.com .
4. "Weight throw at the NCAA Division I Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA . Retrieved 28 December 2024.
5. "Daina LEVY | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 23 September 2024.

External links

• Daina Levy at World Athletics
• Daina Levy at Olympics.com
• Daina Levy at Olympedia