Lewis-Smallwood sets new American discus mark

Lewis-Smallwood sets new American discus mark
Illini alum wins DecaNation title


Aug. 30, 2014


VALENCE, France – Former Illinois women’s track & field standout Gia Lewis-Smallwood (1998-01) set a new American record in the discus at the French-sanctioned DecaNation meet on Saturday.

The Champaign, Illinois native won the event with a throw of 69.17 meters (226’ 11”), besting the field by over six meters. Lewis-Smallwood’s toss surpasses the previous American record of 67.74 meters, set by Stephanie Brown-Trafton in the spring of 2012.

“It’s really remarkable what she has been able to do,” commented events coach Mike Turk. “It’s really a testament to her work ethic and the support she has from her family and the community.”

Lewis-Smallwood, the two-time defending champion in the women’s discus at the USATF Outdoor National Championships, had a previous personal best of 67.59 meters set at the Glasgow Diamond League earlier this year.

Lewis-Smallwood, who finished second in the IAAF Diamond League standings, will next compete at the Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco on September 13-14.

Final Discus Results at DecaNation
1. Gia Lewis-Smallwood (USA) – 69.17 m
2. Melina Robert Michon (France) – 62.86 m
3. Nataliya Semenova (Ukraine) – 60.61 m
4. Yulia Maltseva (Russia) – 60.17 m
5. Dragana Tomasevic (Serbia) – 57. 15 m
6. Marika Tokai (Japan) – 47.31 m
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DecaNation Discus Results
ue (1.0 Kg) / TCF | F | Finale
1 69m17 LEWIS-SMALLWOOD Gia (Usa) ETATS-UNIS (Usa) SEF/ IA 8
63m80 / X / 69m17 / X
2 62m86 ROBERT-MICHON Melina FRANCE (Fra) 069 R-A SEF/79 IA 6
59m71 / X / 62m17 / 62m86
3 60m61 SEMENOVA Nataliya (UKR) UKRAINE (Ukr) SEF/ IA 5
59m50 / 60m61 / X / 58m41
4 60m17 MALTSEVA Yulia (Rus) RUSSIE (Rus) SEF/ IA 4
X / 59m01 / 54m74 / 60m17
5 57m15 TOMASEVIC Dragana (SRB) BALKANS* (Abaf) SEF/ IB 3
53m48 / 55m49 / X / 57m15
6 47m31 TOKAI Marika (Jpn) JAPON (Jpn) SEF/ N2 2
43m29 / 47m14 / 47m31 / X
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