Raven Saunders
American track and field athlete (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raven Saunders (born May 15, 1996) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus throw. They were the silver medalist in shot put at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, throwing a distance of 19.79 m (64 ft 11 in).[1] They won three NCAA collegiate titles in the shot put for the University of Mississippi. They were a world junior medalist in 2014 and the Pan American junior champion in 2015. They hold a personal record of 19.96 m (65 ft 5+3⁄4 in) for the shot put. They received a 18 month doping ban in 2023 for incurring three whereabouts failures.
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Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Born | (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996 (age 28) Charleston, South Carolina | |||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw | |||||||||||
College team | Ole Miss Rebels | |||||||||||
Coached by | Connie Price-Smith | |||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | Shot put: 19.96 m (65 ft 5+3⁄4 in) Discus: 56.85 m (186 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 1 August 2021. |
They have also worked as an advocate for racial justice[clarification needed] and mental health.[2]