Russell Tucker
Appearance
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Nickname | Russ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barberton, South Africa[1] | 11 April 1990|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Monash University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6.4 ft)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Russell Wayne George Tucker (born 11 April 1990) is a South African athlete specialising in the discus throw. He won several medals on continental level including the gold at the 2015 African Games as well as Gold Medal in 2016 African games and silver at the 2014 African Championships.
His personal best in the event is 64.24 metres set in Pretoria in 2016.
Due to Injury, Russell Tucker Retired from Discus in May 2016.
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 3rd | Discus throw | 55.98 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.99 m |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | Discus throw | 62.15 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 7th | Discus throw | 57.31 m |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | Discus throw | 60.41 m | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | Discus throw | 61.44 m |
Progression
[edit]- 2012 – 58.84
- 2013 – 59.27
- 2014 – 62.15
- 2015 – 62.74
- 2016 - 64.24
References
[edit]- ^ South African athlete has something to prove Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2015 Universiade profile Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Barberton, Mpumalanga
- Sportspeople from Mpumalanga
- South African male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African athletics biography stubs