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Full name | DeAnna Marie Price | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St. Charles, Missouri, United States[1] | June 8, 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 109 kg (240 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Southern Illinois University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal bests | 80.31 m (263 ft 5+3⁄4 in) NR, Eugene, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 28 September 2019 |
DeAnna Marie Price, OLY (born June 8, 1993) is an American track and field athlete competing primarily in the hammer throw.[3] Price's personal best in the hammer is 80.31 m (263 ft 5 in), the American record, set at the 2021 US Olympic trials. The throw ranked her as the #2 women's thrower in history.
In February 2021, Price broke the women's world record in the indoor hammer-style 25-pound weight throw. Price, the former Southern Illinois University athlete, threw the weight 85-4¼, breaking the previous record of 83-11½ set by Gwen Berry in 2017.[4]