Maddie Harris

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Maddie Harris
Personal information
Birth nameMadelyn Harris
Born (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Javelin : 60.73 m (Eugene, 2023)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Javelin throw

Maddie Harris (born 2 November 2000) is an American javelin thrower. She was American national champion in 2023 and a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games. [1]

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Early life

From Missouri, she attended Lee's Summit West High School. As well as track and field, she competed in Softball in high school. [2]

Career

She won the javelin throw at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Oregon, with a personal best throw of 60.73 metres. [3] [4] Later that year, she won the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile with a distance of 60.06 m, behind Colombian Flor Ruiz and Rhema Otabor of the Bahamas. [5] [6]

Competing for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, she won the Big Ten Championships in Eugene in May 2025 with a throw of 58.38 metres. [7] The following month, she finished in fifth place at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, with a throw of 58.36 metres. [8] [9] She then also placed fifth overall in the javelin throw at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene with a throw of 55.17 metres. [10]

References

  1. "Maddie Harris". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. Banta, Ryan (14 February 2017). "Making History One Throw at a Time: Athlete Spotlight Maddie Harris of Lee Summit West". Milesplit. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. Hollobaugh, Jeff (August 2023). "USATF Women's Javelin — Harris PRs At Perfect Time". Track and Field News. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  4. "USA Championships". World Athletics. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. Jacks, Bradley (4 November 2023). "Rhema Otabor takes javelin silver at 2023 Pan American Games". SportsMax. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  6. "Pan American Games". World Athletics. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. "MADDIE HARRIS 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW - BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". Runnerspace. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview" . Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  9. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. "Women's Javelin Throw Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". World Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.