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Nickname | Lagi Tausaga [1] |
Born | Hawaii, U.S. | 22 May 1998
Home town | Spring Valley, San Diego County, California, United States |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw Shot Put Hammer |
College team | University of Iowa |
Club | Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center |
Laulauga Tausaga-Collins (born 22 May 1998 in Hawaii) is an American discus thrower. With a personal best throw of 69.49 m, she won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. [2] She also won the gold medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships.
Tausaga made the women's discus final at 2019 and 2022 world championships, won silver medals in discus at the 2019 match and 2019 NACAC U-23 Championships. Tausaga won discus at 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships.
She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest with a fifth throw of 69.49 m that raised her personal best by more than four metres, after finishing 12 and last in the discus final at the previous two world athletics championships.
She failed to qualify for the 2024 US Olympic team by fouling all three of her attempts. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | Discus | 69.49 m (227 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
2022 | 2022 NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st | Discus | 63.18 m (207 ft 3+1⁄4 in) |
World Championships | Eugene, United States | 12th | Discus | 56.47 m (185 ft 3 in) | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th | Discus | 63.94 m (209 ft 9+1⁄4 in) |
The Match Europe v USA | Minsk, Belarus | 2nd | Discus | 63.71 m (209 ft 1⁄4 in) | |
2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics | Queretaro, Mexico | 2nd | Discus | 59.37 m (194 ft 9+1⁄4 in) | |
2017 | 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | Discus | 59.29 m (194 ft 6+1⁄4 in) |
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2017 | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | Discus | 60.65 m (198 ft 11+3⁄4 in) |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 17th | Discus | Foul | ||
2018 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 15th | Shot put | 15.55 m (51 ft 0 in) |
3rd | Discus | 60.65 m (198 ft 11+3⁄4 in) | |||
2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd | Discus | 62.08 m (203 ft 8 in) |
2021 | United States Olympic trials | Eugene, Oregon | 24th | Discus | Foul |
2022 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Discus | 64.49 m (211 ft 6+3⁄4 in) |
2024 | United States Olympic trials | Eugene, Oregon | 24th | Discus | Foul |
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Tausaga won 2014 CIF San Diego Section Shot put title in 13.53 m (44 ft 4+1⁄2 in) and 2015 CIF San Diego Section Shot put title in 14.71 m (48 ft 3 in) while representing Mount Miguel High School. At the 2015 CIF California State Meet, she placed 3rd in the shot put 14.61 m (47 ft 11 in).
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