Gia Lewis-Smallwood

Gia Lewis-Smallwood at the DécaNation 2014

Personal information

Born

April 1, 1979
Champaign, Illinois

Height

1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

Weight

93 kg (205 lb)

Sport

Country

United States

Sport

Athletics

Event(s)

Discus

Medal record

Women's athletics
Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	Discus throw

Updated on 14 August 2012.

Gia Lewis-Smallwood is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the discus throw. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event,^[1] finishing 15th in the qualifying round and not advancing to the final.^[2]

She holds the American record in an unofficial event: the indoor discus throw at 55.03 m.^[3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
2011	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	15th (q)	59.49 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	15th (q)	61.44 m
2013	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	5th	64.23 m
2015	Pan American Games	Toronto, Canada	3rd	61.26 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	11th	60.55 m

References

↑ "United States of America - Athletes". London2012.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
↑ Entry List by Event. IAAF (2012-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-07-29.
↑ "World Indoor Throwing 2011 Complete Results" (PDF). worldindoorthrowing.com. 12 March 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

External links

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Gia Lewis-Smallwood profile at IAAF
USATF bio

US National Championship winners in women's discus throw

1923–1979 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 1941–2: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) 1943: Frances Gorn 1944: Hattie Turner 1945: Frances Kaszubski 1946: Dorothy Dodson 1947–51: Frances Kaszubski 1952–3: Janet Dicks 1954: Marjorie Larney 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) 1956: Pamela Kurrell 1957: Olga Connolly 1958–9: Earlene Brown 1960: Olga Connolly 1961: Earlene Brown 1962: Olga Connolly 1963: Sharon Sheppard 1964: Olga Connolly 1965: Lynn Graham 1966–7: Carol Moseke 1968: Olga Connolly 1969–70: Carol Frost 1971–2: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) 1976: Lynne Winbigler 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Lorna Griffin 1981: Leslie Deniz 1982: Ria Stalman (NED) 1983: Leslie Deniz 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) 1985–6: Carol Cady 1987: Connie Price 1988: Lacy Barnes 1989–90: Connie Price 1991: Lacy Barnes 1992: Connie Price-Smith

1993–present 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 2016^OT: Whitney Ashley

Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

2012 USA Olympic Track & Field Team

Qualification	2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)

Men's track & road athletes	Abdihakem Abdirahman Kyle Alcorn Ryan Bailey Trevor Barron Donn Cabral Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. Kerron Clement Jeff Demps Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Ryan Hall Evan Jager Meb Keflezighi Trell Kimmons (r) Bernard Lagat Lopez Lomong Joshua Mance (r) Leonel Manzano Tony McQuay Aries Merritt LaShawn Merritt Manteo Mitchell (r) Maurice Mitchell Bryshon Nellum John Nunn Darvis Patton (r) Jeff Porter Jason Richardson Dathan Ritzenhein Mike Rodgers (r) Khadevis Robinson Galen Rupp Duane Solomon Wallace Spearmon Nick Symmonds Matt Tegenkamp Angelo Taylor Michael Tinsley Jeremy Wariner Andrew Wheating Isiah Young

Men's field athletes	Lance Brooks Christian Cantwell Will Claye Ashton Eaton Sean Furey Marquise Goodwin Trey Hardee Reese Hoffa Cyrus Hostetler Kibwe Johnson Craig Kinsley George Kitchens A. G. Kruger Erik Kynard Derek Miles Jamie Nieto Jarred Rome Jeremy Scott Christian Taylor Brad Walker Ryan Whiting Jesse Williams Jason Young

Women's track & road athletes	Keshia Baker (r) T'erea Brown Janet Cherobon-Bawcom Emma Coburn Kim Conley Julie Culley Desiree Davila Lashinda Demus Diamond Dixon (r) Allyson Felix Shalane Flanagan Bridget Franek Geena Gall Kara Goucher Dawn Harper Amy Hastings Molly Huddle Carmelita Jeter Lolo Jones Shalaya Kipp Bianca Knight (r) Desiree Linden Tianna Madison Francena McCorory Maria Michta Georganne Moline Alysia Montaño Sanya Richards-Ross Shannon Rowbury Alice Schmidt Jennifer Simpson Jeneba Tarmoh (r) DeeDee Trotter Morgan Uceny Lisa Uhl Kellie Wells Lauryn Williams (r)

Women's field athletes	Amy Acuff Brigetta Barrett Amanda Bingson Brittany Borman Tia Brooks Jillian Camarena-Williams Amber Campbell Michelle Carter Jessica Cosby Sharon Day Janay DeLoach Hyleas Fountain Chelsea Hayes Becky Holliday Lacey Janson Gia Lewis-Smallwood Chaunté Lowe Chantae McMillan Kara Patterson Brittney Reese Amanda Smock Jennifer Suhr Aretha Thurmond Stephanie Brown Trafton Rachel Yurkovich

Coaches	Tonja Buford-Bailey (women's asst) Amy Deem (women's head coach) Edrick Floréal (men's asst) Jack Hazen (men's asst) Mike Holloway (men's asst) Rose Monday (women's asst) Connie Price-Smith (women's asst) Tom Pukstys (men's asst) Andrew Valmon (men's head coach) Gwen Wentland (women's asst)

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