Chase Jackson
American shot putter (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chase Foster Jackson (née Ealey; born July 20, 1994) is an American track and field athlete specializing in throwing events. She won the gold medal at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in women's shot put,[2] which made her the first American woman to win a shot put world title at the World Athletics Championships. She won on the first attempt which, according to Olympic historian Bill Mallon, made her the first woman's shot put world champion to win on the first attempt.[3]
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Birth name | Chase Foster Ealey |
Full name | Chase Foster Jackson |
Born | (1994-07-20) July 20, 1994 (age 30) Springfield, Illinois, U.S. |
Home town | Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
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Country | United States |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
College team | Oklahoma State Cowgirls |
Club | Desert High Performance |
Turned pro | 2016 |
Coached by | Paul Wilson |
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Highest world ranking | 1st (Shot put, 2023)[1] |
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