Rachel Dincoff
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Rachel Dincoff |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 24 December 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
| Event | Discus |
Rachel Dincoff (born 24 December 1993) is an American Olympic athlete who competes in discus and shot put.
Early life
Dincoff was an All-American for Auburn University in women's track & field. She captured Second Team All-American honors in the shotput during the outdoor track & field season of 2014 by posting a 16.08m throw in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Dincoff coached at New Mexico State University.[1]
Career
On 20 May 2021 in Tucson, at the Tucson Elite Classic, Rachel Dincoff was second behind Jorinde van Klinken in the women’s discus. With a PB of 64.41m, Dincoff was comfortably beyond the Olympic qualifying mark of 63.50.[2]
On 19 June 2021 at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) she came third in the discus to finish behind Valarie Allman and Micaela Hazlewood.[3] As she had already thrown the Olympic qualifying standard she was assured of her place at the delayed Olympic Games.[4] At the 2020 Summer Games discus event Dincoff threw 56.22 to finish twelfth in her qualification group.[5]
Personal life
Dincoff and defensive end Carl Lawson began a relationship after meeting at Auburn University.[6]
References
- ^ "Dincoff Punches Ticket to 2020 Tokyo Olympics". New Mexico State University Athletics.
- ^ "Crouser dominates in Tucson with 22.60m | REPORT | World Athletics". www.worldathletics.org.
- ^ "USA Olympic track and field trials results: Tracking the 2021 U.S. team for every men's, women's event | Sporting News". www.sportingnews.com.
- ^ Young, Shalise Manza. "Olympic trials: Sha'Carri Richardson claims women's 100 meter crown, Allyson Felix moves on". Yahoo Sports. Eugene, Oregon, USA: Yahoo. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletics - Qualification - Group a Results".
- ^ "How Olympic-hopeful girlfriend inspires Bengals pass-rusher". espn.co.uk.
External links
- Rachel Dincoff at World Athletics
- Rachel Dincoff on TikTok
- Rachel Dincoff on Instagram
- Auburn Tigers bio
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with IAAF identifiers
- 1993 births
- Living people
- American female shot putters
- Auburn Tigers women's track and field athletes
- People from DeKalb County, Indiana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Track and field athletes from Indiana
- New Mexico State Aggies track and field coaches