Anthony Washington
American discus thrower
Anthony Washington (born January 16, 1966, in Glasgow, Montana) is an American former discus thrower, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw.
His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw. He is a four-time national champion in the men's discus event.
He once appeared in a Snickers Olympics candy bar commercial.[1][citation needed]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1991 | Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 1st | Discus | |
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 12th | Discus | |
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 10th | Discus | |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, Georgia | 4th | Discus | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 1st | Discus | |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 1st | Discus | ||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 12th | Discus |
References
- Anthony Washington at World Athletics
- Notes
- ^ 1992 Snickers Olympics Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3XQwRvICak
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World champions in men's discus throw
- 1983: Imrich Bugár (TCH)
- 1987: Jürgen Schult (GDR)
- 1991: Lars Riedel (GER)
- 1993: Lars Riedel (GER)
- 1995: Lars Riedel (GER)
- 1997: Lars Riedel (GER)
- 1999: Anthony Washington (USA)
- 2001: Lars Riedel (GER)
- 2003: Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
- 2005: Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
- 2007: Gerd Kanter (EST)
- 2009: Robert Harting (GER)
- 2011: Robert Harting (GER)
- 2013: Robert Harting (GER)
- 2015: Piotr Małachowski (POL)
- 2017: Andrius Gudžius (LTU)
- 2019: Daniel Ståhl (SWE)
- 2022: Kristjan Čeh (SLO)
- 2023: Daniel Ståhl (SWE)
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