Gregg Hart

Gregg Hart
Personal information
Nationality  United States
Born (1970-08-21) August 21, 1970
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 260 lb (118 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Discus throw
College team Indiana Hoosiers
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 205 ft (62 m)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United States
NCAA National Championships
1994 BoiseDiscus
1993 New OrleansDiscus

Greggory Hart (born August 21, 1970) is a former American discus thrower. He currently holds the US high school record for the 2 kg discus throw.

While attending Homestead High School, Gregg threw 216'9" which at the time was the 2nd farthest throw by any high school athlete, behind Kamy Keshmiri.[1] While competing for US junior olympic team as a high school junior, he set the national high school record with the 2k discus throwing 181 feet (55.16m) breaking Charles Moyes record of 180'4" (54.96m). He would later raise this record to 201'4" as a high school senior, which still stands today.[2]

Gregg attended Indiana University where he set the school's discus record throwing 205 feet, he would also win multiple Big 10 championships in the discus, and receive multiple All-American honors while competing. In 1995, he was inducted into the Indiana Track and Field Hall of Fame.

He competed discus at the 1992, 1996, and 2004 Olympic Trials. He was ranked #8 in the US in 1994-1996 and #7 in 1997.[3] He was 42nd in the world in 1996.[4] After a dormant period he returned to the world rankings in 2002, ranking 120, 118 and 110 over the next three years.

Major competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2004 2004 US Olympic Trials Hornet Stadium - Sacramento, California 23rd Discus throw 51.55 m (169 ft 1​1⁄2 in)
1996 1996 US Olympic Trials Centennial Olympic Stadium - Atlanta, Georgia 8th Discus throw 61.14 m (200 ft 7 in)
1995 1995 World University Games Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium - Fukuoka, Japan 4th Discus throw 59.78 m (196 ft 1​1⁄2 in)
1994 1994 NCAA National Championships Bronco Stadium - Boise State University 2nd Discus throw 58.16 m (190 ft 9​3⁄4 in)
1993 1993 NCAA National Championships Tad Gormley Stadium - University of New Orleans 3rd Discus throw 58.86 m (193 ft 1​1⁄4 in)
1992 1992 US Olympic Trials Tad Gormley Stadium 17th Discus throw

References

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  2. ↑ [{https://throwholics.com/2014/07/setting-records-a-blessing-and-a-curse/]
  3. ↑ http://trackandfieldnews.com/images/stories/Rankings/19-mdtrankus.pdf
  4. ↑
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