Valarie Allman

Valarie Allman
Allman in 2018
Personal information
Born (1995-02-23) February 23, 1995
Newark, Delaware, United States[1]
Education Stanford University[2]
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Discus throw
College team Stanford Cardinal

Valarie Carolyn Allman (born February 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw.[3]

Career

Allman represented her country at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where she won a silver medal, and the 2017 World Championships, where she did not qualify for the final. She was the 2018 National Champion.[4] Also, she earned bronze at the 2018 Athletics World Cup and silver at the 2018 NACAC Championships.

Allman's personal best in the event is 64.69 m (212 ft 2 34 in) set in Palo Alto, California, in 2017.[5] She now resides in Austin, Texas, and trains under Coach Zebulon Sion at the University of Texas, where she is a volunteer assistant.

Personal life

Allman graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Product Design in 2017.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  United States
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, United States 2nd Discus throw 56.75 m (186 ft 2 14 in)
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 5th Discus throw 55.68 m (182 ft 8 in)
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 28th (q) Discus throw 53.85 m (176 ft 8 in)
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 2nd Discus throw 58.36 m (191 ft 5 12 in)
2018 2018 Athletics World Cup London, United Kingdom 3rd Discus throw 61.10 m (200 ft 5 12 in)
NACAC Championships Toronto, Canada 2nd Discus throw 59.67 m (195 ft 9 in)

References

  1. "University bio". Stanford University. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. 2017 Universiade bio
  3. Valarie Allman at IAAF
  4. http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx
  5. "IAAF Valarie Allman profile". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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