Andrew Evans (discus thrower)
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Born | Portage, Michigan, U.S. | January 25, 1991||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
College team | Kentucky Wildcats | ||||||||||||||
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Personal best | Discus throw: 66.74 m (218 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew Evans (born January 25, 1991) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.
Born to Lawrence and Laura Evans he grew up in Portage, Michigan. He competed in ice hockey, American football and discus at high school.
As a sophomore, 2007, Andrew finished as MI MHSAA D1 State Discus Runner-Up with a throw of 162'5". He also finished as All-State in Shot Put his sophomore year with a throw of 52'10.75".
He is two time MHSAA Division 1 State Discus Champion (2008 - 180'8" & 2009 - 182'10") from Portage Northern High School, MI. He finished as State Runner-Up in Shot Put in 2008 - 60'4" - & 2009 - 57'9.75", The PN T&F team finished 2nd in the State of Michigan D1 championship in 2009.
[1] He made his international debut at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics, taking tenth place.[2] After a period at Kalamazoo Valley Community College he went on to attend the University of Kentucky from 2011 and took part in competitions with the Kentucky Wildcats team.[1]
He was the winner of the discus at the
Leaving college and turning professional, he entered the
He achieved the Olympic standard in April 2016 with a new personal record of 65.41 m (214 ft 7 in).
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 10th | Discus throw | 56.91 m |
2015 | NACAC Championships | San José, Costa Rica | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.32 m |
2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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16th (q) | Discus throw | 61.87 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 20th (q) | Discus throw | 61.32 m |
2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 18th (q) | Discus throw | 62.20 m |
NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 4th | Discus throw | 61.09 m |
References
- ^ a b Andrew Evans Archived 2016-07-11 at the Wayback Machine. UK Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ a b Andrew Evans. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ Andrew Evans. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ "Returning gold medalists lead Team USA into IAAF World Championships". USA Track & Field. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Most, Jake (2016-07-09). UKTF Alumnus Andrew Evans Makes U.S. Olympic Discus Team Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. UK Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field - 6/30/2016 to 7/10/2016 Eugene, Oregon Results. USA Track & Field. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.