Russell Tucker
South African discus thrower
The Tank winning Gold at All African Games 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | Russ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990 (age 34) Barberton, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Monash University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6.4 ft)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (260 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Russell Wayne George Tucker (born 11 April 1990) is a South African athlete specialising in the discus throw. He won several medals on continental level including the gold at the 2015 African Games as well as Gold Medal in 2016 African games and silver at the 2014 African Championships.
His personal best in the event is 64.24 metres set in Pretoria in 2016.
Due to Injury, Russell Tucker Retired from Discus in May 2016.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 3rd | Discus throw | 55.98 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.99 m |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 2nd | Discus throw | 62.15 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 7th | Discus throw | 57.31 m |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 1st | Discus throw | 60.41 m | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | Discus throw | 61.44 m |
Progression
- 2012 – 58.84
- 2013 – 59.27
- 2014 – 62.15
- 2015 – 62.74
- 2016 - 64.24
References
- ^ South African athlete has something to prove Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2015 Universiade profile Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
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African Games champions in men's discus throw
- 1965–78: Namakoro Niaré (MLI)
- 1987–95: Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
- 1999: Frantz Kruger (RSA)
- 2003–07: Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (EGY)
- 2011: Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY)
- 2015: Russell Tucker (RSA)
- 2019: Shehab Mohamed Abdalaziz (EGY)
- 2023: Victor Hogan (RSA)
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