Valarie Allman
![]() Allman in 2018 | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Newark, Delaware, United States[1] | February 23, 1995
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 3⁄4 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 |
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2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | Discus throw | 56.75 m (186 ft 2 1⁄4 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 1⁄2 in) | |
2018 | 2018 Athletics World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 3rd | Discus throw | 61.10 m (200 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 2nd | Discus throw | 59.67 m (195 ft 9 in) |
References
- ↑ "University bio". Stanford University. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ 2017 Universiade bio
- ↑ Valarie Allman at IAAF
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2018/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results.aspx
- ↑ "IAAF Valarie Allman profile". IAAF. Retrieved 21 September 2017.