Samantha Hall (discus thrower)
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| Nationality | Jamaican | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Discus: 62.94m (Kingston, 2021) | ||||||||||||||
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Samantha Hall (born 19 April 1993) is a Jamaican discus thrower and multiple-time national champion.[1]
Early life
[edit]She attended St Jago High School and the University of Texas El Paso.[2]
Career
[edit]She won her first Jamaican national title in June 2021 in Kingston, Jamaica, throwing a personal best distance of 62.94 metres to cause an upset to defeat Jamaican national record holder Shadae Lawrence.[3][4]
She won the Jamaican national title again in Kingston in June 2022.[5] She made her debut at a global event competing in the discus at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[6][7] She placed fifth at the 2022 NACAC Championships in Nassau, Bahamas in August 2022.[8]
She retained her Jamaican national title in 2023 with a throw of 61.40 metres.[9] She competed for Jamaica at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest where she achieved a best throw of 58.43 metres.[10] She was a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago with a throw of 59.14 metres.[11]
In May 2024, she was announced as one of five athletes to benefit from sponsorship by the Jamaican Olympic Association.[12][13] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Samamtha Hall". World Athletics. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Pan Am Games: Bronze in discus for Jamaica's Hall". Jamaica Gleaner. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Jamaican Championships". World Athletics. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Foster, Anthony (June 25, 2021). "Fraser-Pryce runs 10.71 to win 100m at Jamaica Olympic Trials". Track Alerts. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Yohan Blake, Jackson deliver impressive performances to win sprint titles at JAAA Championships". Caribbean National Weekly. June 26, 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Debutant Hall misses women's discus final". Jamaica Gleaner. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "World Champs: Samantha Hall misses discus final". Jamaica Loopnews. July 19, 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "O'Dayne Richards Wins First Medal for Jamaica at 2022 NACAC Championships". Jamaicans.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Juck, Alfonz (May 14, 2023). "Assinia Wilson and Roshawn Clarke Impress in Jamaican All-Comers Meet 400m Hurdles". Track Alerts. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Samantha Hall misses discus final". Jamaica Star. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Samantha Hall, Fedrick Dacres boost Jamaica's medal count with Pan American Games bronze". Caribbean National Weekly. October 31, 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "JOA launches Paris 2024 Olympic Games". Jamaica Observer. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "JOA invests J$6m in scholarships for aspiring Olympians ahead of Paris 2024". Caribbean National Weekly. May 20, 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Women's Discus Throw Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Attletics. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (July 7, 2024). "JAAA announces star-studded team for 2024 Paris Olympic Games". Sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Jamaican female discus throwers
- Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica
- Jamaican Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century Jamaican women
- 21st-century Jamaican people
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Jamaica
- Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Jamaica