Gia Lewis-Smallwood

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Gia Lewis-Smallwood
2014 DecaNation - Discus throw 16.jpg
Lewis-Smallwood at the DécaNation 2014
Personal information
Born (1979-04-01) April 1, 1979 (age 46)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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 Marrakesh Discus throw
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Discus throw
Updated on August 14, 2012

Gia Lewis-Smallwood (born April 1, 1979) 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 Korea15th (q) 59.49 m
2012 Olympic Games London, United Kingdom15th (q) 61.44 m
2013 World Championships Moscow, Russia5th 64.23 m
2014 IAAF Continental Cup Marrakesh, Morocco1st 64.55 m
2015 Pan American Games Toronto, Canada3rd 61.26 m
World Championships Beijing, China11th 60.55 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom17th (q) 58.15 m

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. March 12, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2012.
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