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Brooke Andersen
American female throwing athlete

Brooke Andersen

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American female throwing athlete
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Vista, San Diego County, California, USA
Age
29 years
Education
Bachelor of Science
Northern Arizona University
(2014-2017)
Rancho Buena Vista High School
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Biography

Brooke Andersen (born August 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete known for throwing events.Her personal best in the hammer throw of 76.75 m (251 ft 9 in), set June 1, 2019 in Rathdrum, Idaho, ranks her as the #14 thrower of all time. Her personal best weight throw is 22.25 m (72 ft 11 4 in).

Professional career

In both 2018 and 2019, she finished third behind DeAnna Price and Gwen Berry at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (the number 4 and 5 throwers of all time respectively).The 2019 place guarantees her a spot on the American team at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.Later she won the silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games behind Berry's last round Pan American Games record, both Americans defeating the defending champion Rosa Rodríguez.Andersen was on the medal stand when Berry raised her fist in protest of injustice in America “and a president who’s making it worse.”

In the 2018 NACAC Championship, Andersen competed in the hammer for Team USA.

NCAA career

Brooke Andersen was named to the 2018 Big Sky Conference student athlete team and NAU scholar-athlete of the year (2017-2018).

She competed collegiately for Northern Arizona University, finished second in the hammer at the 2018 NCAAChampionships.

In college she also threw the weight throw.

High School career

Andersen won the 2013 Avocado West League discus championship with a throw of 37.27 m (122 ft 3 4 in).

While competing at Rancho Buena Vista High School in her hometown of Vista, California, Andersen threw the discus, placed ninth in the San Diego Section championship in 2013.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States21st (q)Hammer throw54.64 m
2018NACAC ChampionshipsToronto, Canada3rdHammer throw70.05 m
2019Pan American GamesLima, Peru2ndHammer throw71.07 m
World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar20th (q)Hammer throw68.46 m
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