Amanda Bingson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1990 Victorville, California |
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| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Hammer throw |
| Club | New York Athletic Club |
| Updated on 14 August 2012. | |
Amanda Yvette Bingson (born February 20, 1990, in Victorville, California) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the hammer throw. She is a former American record holder in the event with a distance of 75.73 m (248 ft 51⁄4 in) set at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Bingson attended school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she is a school record holder and majored in interdisciplinary studies. She had only taken up the hammer throw in 2009 as a college freshman and has continued to improve since then. A month before the trials, she finished fourth at the NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1] Prior to that, she was a shot put and discus thrower at Silverado High School in Paradise, where her team won the state championship twice and where she finished second in the 2008 shot put.[2][3]
She qualified to join the Olympic team by finishing second in the hammer throw at the United States Olympic Trials, throwing 71.78m (reaching the A standard) in the 4th round.[4] At the Olympics, she did not advance past the qualifying round, finishing 28th overall.
Bingson appeared on one of the covers for the 2015 ESPN The Magazine The Body Issue.[5]
Education
- Silverado High School in Paradise, Nevada, 2008[6]
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Interdisciplinary Studies, formerly Sociology,[7] 2013[8]
Family
She and her older sister, Morgan, are the two daughters of Sue and Pat Bingson of Paradise, Nevada.[9]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing the United States |
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| 2012 | NACAC U23 Championships | Irapuato, Mexico | 1st | 71.39 m A |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 28th (q) | 67.29 m | |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 10th | 72.56 m |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 9th | 72.35 m |
References
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- Amanda Bingson profile at IAAF
- ↑ http://www.unlvrebels.com/sports/w-track/mtt/bingson_amanda00.html
- ↑ http://www.athletic.net/trackandfield/Athlete.aspx?AID=574871
- ↑ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/jun/21/unlvs-amanda-bingson-going-london-olympics-hammer-/
- ↑ http://www.usatf.org/events/2012/OlympicTrials-TF/Results/Results36-1.htm
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- ↑ Amanda Bingson profile page, K-State Sports, Track and Field
- ↑ 2010 UNLV Track and Field Media Guide, page 6, left column, cites 2009 statistics
- ↑ Amanda Bingson profile page, K-State Sports, Track and Field
- ↑ 2010 UNLV Track and Field Media Guide, page 6, left column, cites 2009 statistics
- Pages with reference errors
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Victorville, California
- Sportspeople from the Las Vegas Valley
- Track and field people from California
- American hammer throwers
- Female hammer throwers
- American female track and field athletes
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
- UNLV Rebels athletes
