DeAnna Marie Price (born June 8, 1993) is an American

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athlete competing primarily in the

hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

. Price's personal best in the hammer is , 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

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athlete, threw the weight 85-4¼, breaking the previous record of 83-11½ set by

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in 2017.

Career

Price attended Troy Buchanan High School in

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. There she was an All-State softball player and finished second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the state track meet. Price had college scholarship offers in both softball and track and field. While throwing for

, she won back to back

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titles in the hammer throw. Price has endured a series of injuries and only has one kidney. Price represented the USA at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. A month before the World Championships, Price had finished fourth at the

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. Then, two weeks later, Price picked up her first international medal by taking a silver behind Amber Campbell at the 2015 NACAC Championships. Price placed third in hammer behind Team USA teammates Amber Campbell and

at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials Price represented the United States at

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, finishing eighth. Price won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, becoming the first woman from the United States to medal in any women's throws event at a World Championships. Price competed in the women's hammer throw at the

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. She threw 71 meters, placing 11th at the event. She was hired as an assistant coach for

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in 2022.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

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– 16.30 m ( Mt. SAC Relays 2015) *

Hammer throw The hammer throw (HT for short) is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track-and-field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and Javelin throw, javelin. The hammer used in this sport is not like any of the tools a ...

– 80.31 m (Olympic Trials, 2021) *Discus – 53.46 m ( MVC Outdoors 2015) Indoor *

– 16.29 m (Carbondale 2014) *

Weight throw Weight throw (or Weight for distance) is a traditional strength sport and throwing event derived from ancient Scottish Highland games. Unlike its other counterpart, the Weight over bar which involves a stationary pendulum like swing for height, ...

– 26.02 m (Albuquerque, 2023, World Record)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Price, Deanna 1993 births Living people American female hammer throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Female weight throwers Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Sportspeople from St. Charles, Missouri Southern Illinois Salukis women's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from Missouri World Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States World Athletics Championships medalists IAAF Continental Cup winners USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics Illinois Fighting Illini track and field coaches 21st-century American sportswomen