Gabi Jacobs

Gabi Jacobs
Personal information
Born (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus: 68.21m (2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Freeport Discus throw

Gabi Jacobs (born 20 August 1996) is an American discus thrower. She finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]

Career

Competing for the University of Missouri, she was a two-time All-American and school record holder in the discus throw.[2] [3] She threw 58.23 meters in Austin, Texas in 2017.[4] She increased her personal best to 60.16 metres placing fifth in Des Moines at the USA Championships in 2018.[5] She was nominated for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award.[2]

She threw 68.21m in Kansas in 2025 to move to sixth on the American all-time list. Following that, she competed at the USATF Throws Festival where she threw 63.78m and also threw 65.66m at the Iron Wood Classic.[6]

She placed third in the discus at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 3 August 2025 with a throw of 63.33 metres.[7] She was named in the United States squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships, winning the silver medal with a throw of 57.07 metres.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Gabi Jacobs". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Cunningham, Jacobs up for NCAA Woman of the Year". Colonbia Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ Shanahan, Brady (2 August 2025). "Schweizer, Other Mizzou Alumni Competing at USATF Championships: The Buzz". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ^ Curry, Jeff (6 June 2017). "Gabi Jacobs celebrates". Colombia Missourian. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Des Moines USA Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview". Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Here's Who Won The Women's Discus At The 2025 USATF Championships". flotrack. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ^ Boal, Erik (16 August 2025). "JANEE' KASSANAVOID REPEATS IN HAMMER TO HELP U.S. WIN SEVEN NACAC GOLDS, HANDAL ROBAN ROLLS IN 800". Youth Runner. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.