Kris Kuehl
American discus thrower (born 1970)
Kristin "Kris" Kuehl (born July 30, 1970, in Windom, Minnesota) is a retired track and field athlete from the United States, who competed in the discus throw event. Kuehl attended Division III Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Kuehl was the 2002 USA champion, and won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, after gaining the bronze four years earlier in Mar del Plata. Her personal best throw is 65.34 metres (214.37 feet), achieved in April 2000 in St Paul.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1993 | Universiade | Buffalo, United States | 14th (q) | 51.90 m |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 24th (q) | 56.66 m | |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 3rd | 56.92 m |
1998 | Goodwill Games | Uniondale, United States | 3rd | 61.84 m |
World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 6th | 59.88 m | |
1999 | Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 2nd | 57.21 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 30th (q) | 55.77 m | |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 18th (q) | 59.45 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 7th | 61.04 m |
2002 | World Cup | Madrid, Spain | 5th | 59.57 m |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 16th (q) | 58.07 m |
External links
- Kris Kuehl at USA Track & Field
- Kristin Kuehl at World Athletics
- Kristin Kuehl at Olympics.com
- Kris Kuehl at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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US National Championship winners in women's discus throw
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Babe Wolbert
- 1924: Roberta Ranck
- 1925: MayBelle Reichardt
- 1926–7: Lillian Copeland
- 1928: MayBelle Reichardt
- 1929: Rena MacDonald
- 1930–1: Evelyn Ferrara
- 1932–3: Ruth Osburn
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Margaret Wright
- 1936: Helen Stephens
- 1937: Elizabeth Lindsey
- 1938–40: Catherine Fellmeth
- 1941: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *Evelyn Taylor
- 1942: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *Anne Pallo (3)
- 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Betty Weaver
- 1944: Hattie Turner
- 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Hattie Turner
- 1946: Dorothy Dodson
- 1947–48: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
- 1949: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Herta Rand
- 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Bert
- 1951: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Janet Dicks
- 1952–3: Janet Dicks
- 1954: Marjorie Larney
- 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) * Marjorie Larney
- 1956: Pamela Kurrell
- 1957: Olga Connolly
- 1958–9: Earlene Brown
- 1960: Olga Connolly
- 1961: Earlene Brown
- 1962: Olga Connolly
- 1963: Sharon Shepherd
- 1964: Olga Connolly
- 1965: Lynn Graham
- 1966–7: Carol Moseke
- 1968: Olga Connolly
- 1969–70: Carol Frost
- 1971: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Carol Frost
- 1972: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Olga Connolly
- 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Monette Driscoll (3)
- 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) * Linda Langford
- 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Jan Svendsen
- 1976: Lynne Winbigler
- 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) * Lynne Winbigler
- 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Lorna Griffin
- 1981: Leslie Deniz
- 1982: Ria Stalman (NED) * Leslie Deniz
- 1983: Leslie Deniz
- 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Carol Cady
- 1985–6: Carol Cady
- 1987: Connie Price
- 1988: Lacy Barnes
- 1989–90: Connie Price
- 1991: Lacy Barnes
- 1992: Connie Price-Smith
USA Track & Field
- 1993–4: Connie Price-Smith
- 1995: Edie Boyer
- 1996: Suzy Powell
- 1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham
- 1998–2001: Seilala Sua
- 2002: Kris Kuehl
- 2003–4: Aretha Hill
- 2005: Becky Breisch
- 2006: Aretha Thurmond
- 2007: Suzy Powell
- 2008: Aretha Thurmond
- 2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2010: Becky Breisch
- 2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2016OT: Whitney Ashley
- 2017: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2018-9: Valarie Allman
- 20212020 OT-22: Valarie Allman
- OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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