Rachel Dincoff
| File:Rachel Dincoff.jpg Dincoff in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | Rachel Dincoff 24 December 1993 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and Field |
Event | Discus |
Rachel Dincoff (born 24 December 1993) is an American Olympic athlete who competes in discus and shot put.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Dincoff was an All-American for Auburn University in women's track & field. She captured Second Team All-American honors in the shotput during the outdoor track & field season of 2014 by posting a 16.08m throw in the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Dincoff coached at New Mexico State University.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]On 20 May 2021 in Tucson, at the Tucson Elite Classic, Rachel Dincoff was second behind Jorinde van Klinken in the women's discus. With a PB of 64.41m, Dincoff was comfortably beyond the Olympic qualifying mark of 63.50.[2]
On 19 June 2021 at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) she came third in the discus to finish behind Valarie Allman and Micaela Hazlewood.[3] As she had already thrown the Olympic qualifying standard she was assured of her place at the delayed Olympic Games.[4] At the 2020 Summer Games discus event Dincoff threw 56.22 to finish twelfth in her qualification group.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Dincoff and defensive end Carl Lawson began a relationship after meeting at Auburn University.[6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Rachel Dincoff at World AthleticsLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Rachel Dincoff on TikTok
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- Auburn Tigers bio
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- American women shot putters
- Auburn Tigers women's track and field athletes
- People from DeKalb County, Indiana
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Track and field athletes from Indiana
- New Mexico State Aggies track and field coaches
- 21st-century American sportswomen