DeAnna Price

DeAnna Price
Personal information
Full nameDeAnna Marie Price
Born (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 (age 31)
St. Charles, Missouri, United States[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Weight109 kg (240 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
College teamSouthern Illinois University
Achievements and titles
Personal bests80.31 m (263 ft 5+34 in) NR, Eugene, 2021
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Doha Hammer throw
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Hammer throw
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Hammer throw
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ostrava Hammer throw
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]

  1. ^ "SIU profile". Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 PanAm Games profile". Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ DeAnna Price at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "DeAnna Price, Aleia Hobbs, Anna Hall turn in record-breaking performances at USATF Indoor Championships". OregonLive, The Oregonian. February 18, 2023.