Anna Jelmini is an American female track and field athlete. On May 13, 2009 she set the US high school record in the discus throw with a toss of 190 feet 3 inches, breaking the existing record by US Olympian Suzy Powell set in 1994 and subsequently tied by Jelmini on April 24, 2009.[1] On the same day she threw the shot put 54 feet 4-3/4 inches, the second longest toss in US high school history behind US Olympian Michelle Carter's 54 feet 10-3/4 inches, from 2003.[1] Jelmini graduated from Shafter High School in Shafter, California in 2009 and attended Arizona State University.[2] Due to these record breaking performances, at the end of the 2009 season she was named Gatorade's National Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year and Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year."[3] Anna Jelmini also received the key to the city in 2009.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anastasia Jelmini |
| Born | July 15, 1990 Bakersfield, California |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Discus and Shot Put |
| Club | World Athletic Center |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Discus: 199 ft 6 in (60.80 m) Shot Put: 57 ft 10 in (17.63 m) |
After four years at Arizona State University she won the 2013 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship.[4] Anna Jelmini on the global stage earned two NACAC U23 championship discus titles (2010, 2012), one NACAC U23 Championship shot put silver medal and one World Junior Championships finalist.[5]
High School Personal Bests
edit| Event | Mark | Date | All-time U.S. HS Rank [6][7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discus | 190 ft 3 in (57.99 m ) | May 13, 2009 | 1 |
| Shot Put | 54 ft 4.75 in (16.58 m) | May 13, 2009 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Track & Field News: Anna Jelmini Goes Bonkers: Discus HSR, #2 Shot". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ Bakersfield.com: BEST EVER Jelmini shatters US high school record in discus, climbs to No. 2 in shot put
- ^ "Track & Field News - the Bible of the Sport Since 1948". Archived from the original on 2015-11-26. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
- ^ "Help Center - the Arizona Republic".
- ^ "all-athletics.com Anna Jelmini profile". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ Track & Field News: High School Girls All-Time Top 10 Lists Archived 2011-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Shepard, Jack (2008). High School Track 2009. Jack Shepard.