Bryce Ruland (born 26 September 2006) is an American discus thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]
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| Born | 26 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 62.59m (Lima, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editHe is from Waterford, Wisconsin and attended Waterford Union High School. He would take part in show skiing with the Aquaducks show skiing group, and would be the base for a human pyramid formation.[2] In November 2023, he committed to the University of Iowa.[3]
Career
editBrcye, won his first National Championship at the age of 13 in 2020 at the AAU Jr Olympics in Satellite Beach Florida with a 1kg discus throw of 172' 4. He won a second AAU Championship in 2022 with the 1.6kg discus with a throw of 180' 7".
He is a two time Wisconsin Discus State Champion (2023 & 2024) and currently holds the Wisconsin State Discus Record of 212' 1"
He won the boys' discus throw at the 2023 Nike National Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[4] In 2023 and 2024 he became the WIAA Division 1 state discus champion.[5] In June 2024, he threw 59.41 metres to finish second at the USATF U20 Championships.[6]
In August 2024, competing at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the Men's discus throw in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal with a personal best of 62.59 metres.[7][8] He launched his best throw in the first round and then his 62.44m throw in the sixth round also proved to be the second-farthest throw of the competition.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Bryce Ruland". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "BRYCE RULAND - GET TO KNOW - NIKE ELITE 2023". Runnerspace. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "College Signing". Milesplit. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "WISCONSIN LEFT-HANDERS BRYCE RULAND, BEN SMITH GO 1-2 IN DISCUS AT NIKE OUTDOOR NATIONALS". Runnerspace. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Waterford's Bryce Ruland repeats as WIAA Division 1 state discus champion". jsonline.com. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Bryce Ruland 2nd Place Men's Discus Throw - USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "UNITED STATES 4X400 RELAY VICTORIES WRAP UP WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.