Russell Wayne George Tucker (born 11 April 1990) is a South African athlete specialising in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

. He won several medals on continental level including the gold at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ...

as well as gold medal in 2016 African games and silver at the 2014 African Championships. His personal best in the event is 64.24 metres set in Pretoria in 2016. Due to Injury, Russell Tucker Retired from Discus in May 2016.

Competition record

Progression

*2012 – 58.84 *2013 – 59.27 *2014 – 62.15 *2015 – 62.74 *2016 – 64.24

References

1990 births Living people People from Barberton, Mpumalanga Athletes from Mpumalanga South African male discus throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub