Jessica Ramsey
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Born | Boynton Beach, Florida | July 26, 1991||||||||||||||||||||
Home town | Boynton Beach, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics/ Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||||
University team | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers track and field South Plains College | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Adidas | ||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jessica Ramsey (born July 26, 1991)[1] is an American shot putter. She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[1][2]
From Boynton Beach, Florida, she went to Western Kentucky University to study Social and Behavioral Science.[3] She became the first woman from Western Kentucky ever to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in three separate individual events: discus, shot put and hammer throw.[4][5]
At the 2019 Shanghai IAAF Diamond League meet she finished 4th in the shot put competition.[6] In Marietta, Georgia on August 29, 2020 Ramsey threw 18.64 m (61 ft 2 in) which put her in the top 10 for the year worldwide for the shot put in 2020.[7]
At the Olympic Trials on 24 June 2021, Ramsey threw a US Olympic Trials Championships Record to win the women's shot put 20.12 m (66 ft 0 in).
Competition record
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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Representing the ![]() | ||||||
2018 | NACAC Championships | Toronto, Canada | 3rd | Shot Put | 17.80 m (58 ft 5 in) | |
2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 3rd | Shot Put | 19.01 m (62 ft 4 in) | |
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 12th | Shot Put | Foul | |
2022 | NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 3rd | Shot put | 18.74 m |
College
[edit]Ramsey is a 6-time All-American in college while she represented Western Kentucky University and South Plains College. Ramsey won 7 Sun Belt Conference titles in the Shot Put, Hammer, Discus, and Weight throw as a Western Kentucky Lady Toppers.
Ramsey holds the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers school record in the outdoor shot put (17.49 m (57 ft 5 in), Discus (53.85 m (176 ft 8 in), 2nd place in the hammer (61.44 m (201 ft 7 in), Indoor shot put (16.47 m (54 ft 0 in), Weight Throw (20.37 m (66 ft 10 in)).[8][9]
Western Kentucky | Sun Belt Conference Indoor track and field Championship | NCAA Indoor track and field Championship | Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship | NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship |
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Senior 2014 | Shot Put 16.47 m (54 ft 0 in) 1st | Shot Put 16.99 m (55 ft 9 in) 1st | Shot Put 16.79 m (55 ft 1 in) 8th | |
Weight Throw 19.38 m (63 ft 7 in) 1st | Discus 52.50 m (172 ft 3 in) 1st | Discus 46.24 m (151 ft 8 in) 24th | ||
Hammer 61.45 m (201 ft 7 in) 1st | Hammer 60.56 m (198 ft 8 in) 14th | |||
Junior 2013 | Shot Put 15.24 m (50 ft 0 in) 1st | Shot Put 15.86 m (52 ft 0 in) 1st | Shot Put 14.77 m (48 ft 5 in) 68th | |
Weight Throw 15.52 m (50 ft 11 in) 9th | Discus 45.70 m (149 ft 11 in) 4th | Discus Foul 23rd | ||
Hammer 51.70 m (169 ft 7 in) 3rd | ||||
South Plains | NJCAA Indoor track and field | National Junior College Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field | ||
Sophomore 2012 | Discus 47.47 m (155 ft 9 in) 4th | |||
Shot Put 15.37 m (50 ft 5 in) 2nd | ||||
Javelin 29.89 m (98 ft 1 in) 11th | ||||
Freshman 2011 | Shot Put 14.15 m (46 ft 5 in) 4th |
Prep
[edit]Ramsey is a 2010 graduate of Boynton Beach Community High School in Boynton Beach, Florida where she set high school best Discus (29.32 m (96 ft 2 in)), Shot Put (14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)), 100 Meters (12.77), 200 Meters (28.30).[12]
Ramsey set a Boynton Beach High School record in the discus which was broken in 2018 by Amber Powell. Ramsey holds a school record in the shot put.[13]
Ramsey won 2010 Florida High School Athletic Association shot put 2A state championship with a throw of 13.098 m (42 ft 11.7 in).[14] Ramsey won 2009 Florida High School Athletic Association shot put 3A state championship with a throw of 13.43 m (44 ft 1 in). As a sophomore, Ramsey placed 7th in the 2008 Florida High School Athletic Association shot put 3A regional championship with a throw of 11.32 m (37 ft 2 in).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (August 10, 2019). "Fraser-Pryce breaks 40-year-old Pan American Games record to win women's 200m". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Jessica Ramsey profile Team USA 25 June 2021
- ^ WKU’s Jessica Ramsey in NCAA Championships in 3 events Michael Grant 8 June 2014
- ^ Former WKU Thrower Ramsey Qualifies for Tokyo OlympicsWestern Kentucky University 25 June 2021
- ^ Shot Put women IAAF Diamond League Shanghai PR OF CHINASHANGHAI (SS), PR OF CHINA 18 MAY 2019 World Athletics 18 May 2019
- ^ 2020 World Ranking Women's shot put list World Athletics
- ^ Western Kentucky Outdoor Track and Field Top 5 records all time Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers 25 June 2021
- ^ Western Kentucky Indoor Track and Field Top 5 records all time Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers 25 June 2021
- ^ Jessica Ramsey Western Kentucky University TFRRS profile Track and Field Results Reporting System
- ^ Jessica Ramsey South Plains College TFRRS profile Track and Field Results Reporting System
- ^ Jessica Ramsey milesplit profile Milesplit.com
- ^ Boynton Beach Community Team Records Top 20 Athletic.net
- ^ Jessica Ramsey athletic.net profile athletic.net
External links
[edit]- Jessica Ramsey at World Athletics
- Jessica Ramsey at Diamond League
- Jessica Ramsey at www.USATF.org
- Jessica Ramsey at TFRRS.org
- Jessica Ramsey at Olympedia
- Team USA profile for Jessica Ramsey
- Jessica Ramsey on Instagram
- Jessica Ramsey on X