 Kassanavoid at the 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 19, 1995 Lawson, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Hammer throw | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | Kansas State University Johnson County Community College | |||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
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Janee' Kassanavoid (born January 19, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw.
Kassanavoid set her personal best of 78.00 m (255 ft 10 in) on April 30, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. [1] [2] On July 17, 2022, at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Kassanavoid won the bronze medal with a distance of 74.86 m. [3] She is Native American—a member of the Comanche Nation—making her the first Native American woman to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships (including Olympics). [4] [5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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| 2023 | 2023 World Athletics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Hammer throw | 76.36 m (250 ft 6 in) | |
| 2022 | 2022 World Athletics Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Hammer throw | 74.86 m (245 ft 7 in) | |
| 2019 | The Match Europe v USA | Minsk, Belarus | 4th | Hammer throw | 71.26 m (233 ft 10 in) | |
Janee' Kassanavoid is a 7-time Track and field All-American and 3-time Big 12 Conference champion.
| Representing Kansas State Wildcats track and field | ||||||
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| Year | Championship | Event | Distance | Place | ||
| 2018 | NCAA 2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hammer Throw | 61.51 m (201 ft 10 in) | 13th | ||
| Big 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hammer Throw | 68.21 m (223 ft 9 in) | 1st | |||
| 2017 | NCAA 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hammer Throw | 66.58 m (218 ft 5 in) | 4th | ||
| Big 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hammer Throw | 63.07 m (206 ft 11 in) | 1st | |||
| NCAA 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Weight Throw | 20.71 m (67 ft 11 in) | 9th | |||
| Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Weight Throw | 21.32 m (69 ft 11 in) | 1st | |||
| 2016 | NCAA 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hammer Throw | 61.46 m (201 ft 8 in) | 9th | ||
| Big 12 Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Hammer Throw | 57.50 m (188 ft 8 in) | 6th | |||
| Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Weight Throw | 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) | 3rd | |||
| Representing Johnson County Cavaliers | ||||||
| Year | Championship | Event | Distance | Place | ||
| 2014 | National Junior College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||||
| Shot Put | 12.07 m (39 ft 7 in) | 15th | ||||
| Discus | 38.89 m (127 ft 7 in) | 12th | ||||
| Hammer | 53.37 m (175 ft 1 in) | 1st | ||||
Kassanavoid is a 2013 alumnus of Lawson High School in Lawson, Missouri.
| Representing Lawson High School Lady Cardinals | ||||||
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| Year | Missouri State High School Activities Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||||
| 2013 | Shot Put 11.83 m (38 ft 10 in) 5th | |||||
| Discus 34.93 m (114 ft 7 in) 10th | ||||||
| 2012 | Shot Put 11.35 m (37 ft 3 in) 7th | |||||
| Discus 35.76 m (117 ft 4 in) 5th | ||||||
| 2010 | Shot Put 10.97 m (36 ft 0 in) 6th | |||||
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