discus
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Jaslene Massey of Aliso Niguel is among the best all time to compete in the girls’ shot put and discus, and she always likes to perform well at Arcadia.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Veronica Fraley, a U.S. discus thrower at the Paris Olympics, was having financial trouble back home.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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
Then he spun again, looking like an amateur dancer, but like a proper discus thrower, and said, Whoosh.
From "Sunny" by Jason Reynolds
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