Seilala Sua
Seilala Maria Sua (born 25 February 1978 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is a discus thrower from the United States. Her personal best throw is 65.90 metres, achieved in July 2000 in Sacramento, California.
She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.
Coach
Seilala Sua-Zumbado was an assistant coach in charge of the throwers for the
Athletics career
As a professional, Sua-Zumbado was a member of two US Olympic Teams in the discus (2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens), four-time USA Track & Field (USATF) National Champion in the discus, one-time USATF National Champion in the shot put and a three-time World Championships competitor. She was ranked in the Top 10 nationally in the discus for eight consecutive years and had the No. 6 mark in the world in 2001.[citation needed] While competing in the shot put, Sua-Zumbado ranked in the Top 10 nationally for seven consecutive years.[citation needed]
NCAA
Sua-Zumbado graduated from UCLA in 2001 with a degree in sociology and is the winningest athlete in NCAA track and field history. While at UCLA, Sua-Zumbado won seven NCAA championships and was a 14-time All-American, who competed in all four throwing events - shot put, discus, hammer and javelin. She still ranks in the UCLA's all-time Top 10 in each of those events.
In Pac-10 competition, Sua-Zumbado won six individual titles and was a two-time
While at the
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the United States | |||||
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 8th | Shot put | 15.04 m |
2nd | Discus | 56.32 m | |||
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain
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6th | Discus | 63.73 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia
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10th | Discus | 59.85 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada
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5th | Discus | 63.74 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece
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— | Discus | NM |
References
- ^ 2012 Coach Sua Zumbado
- ^ NCAA Championship records June 2010
External links
- Seilala Sua at World Athletics
- Seilala Sua at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)