Ian Waltz
Appearance
Ian Waltz (born April 15, 1977) is an American discus thrower. He is originally from Post Falls, Idaho and attended Washington State University. His personal best distance is 68.91 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Salinas.
He married Olympic Pole Vault Gold Medalist, Stacy Dragila on December 12, 2009. Dragila welcomed daughter Allyx Josephine Waltz on June 21, 2010 in Chula Vista, California.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the United States | |||||
1996 | World Junior Championships | Sydney, Australia | 6th | Shot put | 17.31 m |
5th | Discus | 53.16 m | |||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 21st | Discus | 58.97 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 5th | Discus | 64.27 m |
2006 | World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | Discus | 62.94 m |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 3rd | Discus | 62.12 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, PR China | 25th | Discus | 60.02 m |
References
- ^ Penny, Brandon (September 27, 2010). "A decade later: Stacy Dragila". trackfield.teamusa.org. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.
- Ian Waltz at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Waltz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011.
External links
- Ian Waltz at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
- Ian Waltz at Team USA (archived)
- Ian Waltz at Olympics.com
- Ian Waltz at Olympics.com
Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- American male discus throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Track and field athletes from Idaho
- Washington State University alumni
- People from Post Falls, Idaho
- American discus thrower stubs