Gabi Jacobs

Gabi Jacobs

Personal information
Born	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus: 68.21m (2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   United States NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport Discus throw

Gabi Jacobs (born 20 August 1996) is an American discus thrower. She finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. ^[1]

Career

Competing for the University of Missouri, she was a two-time All-American and school record holder in the discus throw. ^{[2] [3]} She threw 58.23 meters in Austin, Texas in 2017. ^[4] She increased her personal best to 60.16 metres placing fifth in Des Moines at the USA Championships in 2018. ^[5] She was nominated for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award. ^[2]

She threw 68.21m in Kansas in 2025 to move to sixth on the American all-time list. Following that, she competed at the USATF Throws Festival where she threw 63.78m and also threw 65.66m at the Iron Wood Classic. ^[6]

She placed third in the discus at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 3 August 2025 with a throw of 63.33 metres. ^[7] She was named in the United States squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships, winning the silver medal with a throw of 57.07 metres. ^{[8] [9]} She was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[10]

References

1. "Gabi Jacobs". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
2. "Cunningham, Jacobs up for NCAA Woman of the Year". Colonbia Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
3. Shanahan, Brady (2 August 2025). "Schweizer, Other Mizzou Alumni Competing at USATF Championships: The Buzz". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
4. Curry, Jeff (6 June 2017). "Gabi Jacobs celebrates". Colombia Missourian. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
5. "Des Moines USA Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
6. Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview" . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
7. "Here's Who Won The Women's Discus At The 2025 USATF Championships". flotrack. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
8. "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
9. Boal, Erik (16 August 2025). "JANEE' KASSANAVOID REPEATS IN HAMMER TO HELP U.S. WIN SEVEN NACAC GOLDS, HANDAL ROBAN ROLLS IN 800". Youth Runner. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
10. "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.