Jessica Ramsey (born July 26, 1991) is an American

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

ter. She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put event at the

2019 Pan American Games The 2019 Pan American Games (), officially the XVIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as Lima 2019, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization held in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019, with preliminar ...

held in Lima, Peru. From

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, she went to

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to study Social and Behavioral Science. She became the first woman from Western Kentucky ever to qualify for the

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Outdoor Track and Field Championships in three separate individual events: discus,

and

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 ...

. At the 2019 Shanghai IAAF

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meet she finished 4th in the shot put competition. In

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on August 29, 2020 Ramsey threw which put her in the top 10 for the year worldwide for the shot put in 2020. At the

Olympic Trials Olympic trials are competitions held in certain sports to select teams' participants in those sports at the Olympic Games. History Before 1908, members of United States Olympic teams were selected without trials. The 1908 and 1912 teams were s ...

on 24 June 2021, Ramsey threw a US Olympic Trials Championships Record to win the women's shot put .

Competition record

College

Ramsey is a 6-time

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n in college while she represented

and

South Plains College South Plains College (SPC) is a public community college in Levelland, Texas. It also has five locations in Plainview, at the Reese Technology Center (formerly Reese Air Force Base), in western Lubbock, the Lubbock Downtown Center and th ...

. Ramsey won 7

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titles in the Shot Put, Hammer, Discus, and Weight throw as a Western Kentucky Lady Toppers. Ramsey holds the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers school record in the outdoor shot put (, Discus (, 2nd place in the hammer (, Indoor shot put (, Weight Throw ().

Prep

Ramsey is a 2010 graduate of Boynton Beach Community High School in

where she set high school best Discus (), Shot Put (), 100 Meters (12.77), 200 Meters (28.30). Ramsey set a Boynton Beach High School record in the discus which was broken in 2018 by Amber Powell. Ramsey holds a school record in the shot put. Ramsey won 2010

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shot put 2A state championship with a throw of .Jessica Ramsey athletic.net profile
athletic.net Ramsey won 2009

shot put 3A state championship with a throw of . As a sophomore, Ramsey placed 7th in the 2008

shot put 3A regional championship with a throw of .

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* * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsey, Jessica Living people 1991 births Sportspeople from Palm Beach County, Florida Sportspeople from Boynton Beach, Florida Sportspeople from Miami-Dade County, Florida Track and field athletes from Miami American female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field) USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic track and field athletes for the United States 21st-century American sportswomen Western Kentucky Lady Toppers track and field athletes