Gia Lewis-Smallwood

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]

Gia Lewis-Smallwood
Gia Lewis-Smallwood at the DécaNation 2014
Personal information
Born (1979-04-01) April 1, 1979
Champaign, Illinois
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus
Updated on 14 August 2012.

She holds the American record in an unofficial event: the indoor discus throw at 55.03 m.[3]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing the  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

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. "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.


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