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discus

[dis-kuhs] / ˈdɪs kəs /


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Mills won five Commonwealth Games medals, including discus gold in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1966.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

She is now in high school and focuses on the shot-put and discus events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

West Virginia says last spring “B.P.J. bumped female competitors out of the state tournament, then placed third in the State in discus and eighth in shot put.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Terry Hopkins, external: Won shot put gold at the 1992 Paralympics and another bronze and a discus silver at the 1988 Games.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

Ghost asked if I was talking to the discus.

From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds




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