Kristin Heaston
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Birth name | Kristin L. Heaston |
Nationality | United States |
Born | (1975-11-23) November 23, 1975 (age 48) Walnut Creek, California |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Weight | 276 lb (125 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Shot put |
College team | University of Florida |
Club | Nike |
Kristin L. Heaston (born November 23, 1975, in Walnut Creek, California) is a female shot putter from the United States.
Heaston was a participant in the 2008 Olympic Games where she placed 23rd in the qualifying round with a throw of 17.34 m (56 ft 10.68 in). Prior to her Olympic appearance, she was a runner-up at the Olympic Trials with a throw of 18.34 m (60 ft 2.05 in).
In 2003 Heaston became the American indoor and outdoor shot put champion. At the 2004 Olympic Games Heaston became the first woman ever to compete at the ancient site Olympia. In 2005, she became American outdoor shot put champion for the second time.
She finished thirteenth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and seventh at the 2006 World Athletics Final and the 2007 World Athletics Final.
Her personal best throw is 18.74 m (61 ft 5.80 in), achieved in June 2007 in Indianapolis.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing the United States | ||||
1992 | World Junior Championships | Seoul, South Korea | 17th (q) | 14.00 m |
2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 13th | 15.61 m |
2003 | Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | 7th | 16.55 m |
World Championships | Paris, France | 22nd (q) | 16.70 m | |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 21st | 17.17 m |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 5th | 17.88 m |
See also
External links
- Kristin Heaston at World Athletics
- Kristin Heaston at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Kristin Heaston at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Bertha Christophel
- 1924: Ester Behring
- 1925–28: Lillian Copeland
- 1929–30: Rena MacDonald
- 1931: Lillian Copeland
- 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- 1933: Catherine Rutherford
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Rena MacDonald
- 1936: Helen Stephens
- 1937: Gretel Bergmann
- 1938–41: Catherine Fellmeth
- 1942: Ramona Harris
- 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
- 1944: Dorothy Dodson
- 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Helen Steward
- 1946–47: Dorothy Dodson
- 1948: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
- 1949: Amelia Wood
- 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Wood
- 1951: Amelia Wood
- 1952: Amelia Wood & Janet Dicks
- 1953: Amelia Wood
- 1954: Lois Testa
- 1955: Wanda Wejzgrowicz
- 1956–62: Earlene Brown
- 1963: Sharon Shepherd
- 1964: Earlene Brown
- 1965–66: Lynn Graham
- 1967–68: Maren Seidler
- 1969–71: Lynn Graham
- 1972–79: Maren Seidler
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Maren Seidler
- 1981: Denise Wood
- 1982: María Elena Sarría (CUB) * Denise Wood (3)
- 1983: Denise Wood
- 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Lorna Griffin
- 1985–87: Ramona Pagel
- 1988: Connie Price
- 1989: Ramona Pagel
- 1990: Connie Price
- 1991: Ramona Pagel
- 1992: Connie Price-Smith
USA Track & Field
- 1993–2000: Connie Price-Smith
- 2001: Seilala Sua
- 2002: Teri Steer
- 2003: Kristin Heaston
- 2004: Laura Gerraughty
- 2005: Kristin Heaston
- 2006: Jillian Camarena
- 2007: Kristin Heaston
- 2008–09: Michelle Carter
- 2010: Jillian Camarena
- 2011: Michelle Carter
- 2012: Jillian Camarena-Williams
- 2013–16: Michelle Carter
- 2017: Raven Saunders
- 2018: Maggie Ewen
- 2019: Chase Ealey
- 20212020 OT: Jessica Ramsey
- 2022: Chase Ealey
- 2023: Maggie Ewen
- Since 1992, the championships has 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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