discus throw

At first, Dr. Franke, who had run the 800 and 1,500 meter races for a club as a teenager, was her coach, guiding her to the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, where she finished eighth and 11th in the discus throw.

While Hubbard competing in the women's weightlifting event at Tokyo 2020 created headlines worldwide, Canadian trans male athlete Ness Murby finishing sixth in the discus throw at the 2016 Paralympics created less of a stir.

On Monday, Yogesh Kathuniya won a silver in discus throw.

Kevin Mayer of France and Valarie Allman of the United States jumped for joy with their flags behind them as they celebrated winning silver in the decathlon and gold in the discus throw, respectively.

The American finished in eighth place in the discus throw with a 63.88 score.