Carla Garrett
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| Full name | Carla Sue Garrett | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
July 31, 1967 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country |
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| Sport |
Weightlifting Athletics (discus throwing) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | +83 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Nike Coast | ||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | ||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | DT – 60.54 (1992). | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on October 6, 2016. | |||||||||||||||||
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Carla Sue Garrett (born July 31, 1967 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) was an American female weightlifter and discus thrower representing the United States in both sports at international competitions.[1]
Life
Garrett attended the University of Arizona.[2][3]
After her career she became the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Salpointe Catholic High School. She has been at Salpointe since 2006.[2]
Weightlifting
She competed in the super heavyweight class. She won the silver medal at the 1991 and 1993 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]
Discus trowing
Garett participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event. Garrett didn't make it out of her group in the qualifying heats, finishing 13th out of 14 with a throw of 58.06 meters. She also competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best is 60.54 metre, set in 1992.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Carla Garrett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.
- 1 2 Star, Alex Williams Arizona Daily. "Carla Garrett threw discus at Barcelona Olympics in 1992".
- ↑ "Carla Garrett HOF - ArizonaWildcats.com | University of Arizona Athletics". www.arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved 2017-02-06.
- ↑ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics – 2007 World Championships – Carla Garrett" (PDF). iwf.net. p. 94-101. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
