Gia Lewis-Smallwood

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Gia Lewis-Smallwood
2014 DecaNation - Discus throw 16.jpg
Gia Lewis-Smallwood at the DécaNation 2014
Personal information
Born (1979-04-01) April 1, 1979 (age 45)
Champaign, Illinois
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
SportAthletics
Event Discus
Medal record
Women's athletics
IAAF Continental Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Marrakech Discus throw
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Discus throw
Updated on 14 August 2012

Gia Lewis-Smallwood is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the discus throw. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event, [1] finishing 15th in the qualifying round and not advancing to the final. [2]

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Lewis-Smallwood competed for the Illinois Fighting Illini track and field team, and was inducted into their hall of fame in 2020. [3]

She holds the American record in an unofficial event: the indoor discus throw at 55.03 m. [4]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 15th (q) 59.49 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 15th (q) 61.44 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia 5th 64.23 m
2014 IAAF Continental Cup Marrakech, Morocco 1st 64.55 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada 3rd 61.26 m
World Championships Beijing, China 11th 60.55 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 17th (q) 58.15 m

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References

  1. "United States of America - Athletes". London2012.com. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  2. Entry List by Event Archived August 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
  3. "Gia Lewis-Smallwood (2020) - Hall of Fame". University of Illinois Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  4. "World Indoor Throwing 2011 Complete Results" (PDF). worldindoorthrowing.com. 12 March 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2012.