She’s married to Collinsville native Andrew Bartsch, a former Wisconsin thrower whose sister, former Illinois standout Michelle Bartsch-Hackley is on the U.S. She had achieved the Olympic standard and was ranked the 23rd in the discus coming into the Olympics.Ĭard’s coach is David Astrauskas, a Troy, Illinois native and her former coach at the University of Wisconsin.Ĭard has remained committed to the discus through the years, but her life has branched out since her first Olympic experience in 2016. As a result, Dincoff was moved up the second and Card to third - and her second Olympics. 2 The event was won by Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania, the nation's second victory in the men's discus throw. 1 Forty-five athletes from 28 nations competed. Hazlewood met neither of those requirements. The men's discus throw event at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program was held at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday, 24 September and Monday, 25 September. However, in order to qualify for the Olympic squad, throwers must hold a national ranking and must have met the Olympic standard for discus within a specified period prior to the Trials. 2016 Rio Olympics womens discus throw champion Perkovic has also gotten a qualification to the finals with the best throw of Group A. Only the top three would make the Olympic team. Rachel Dincoff finished third at 60.21 and Card was fourth at 59.37.
Allman’s top throw was 69.92 meters and Hazlewood was second at 62.54. In 2019, I started coming out of it, rounding the corner, but then came the 2020 cancellation of the Games.” “Īt the Olympic Trials, Hazlewood finished second behind Allman. Swedens Daniel Stahl (R) is hugged by compatriot Simon Pettersson after they took the gold and silver in the Mens Discus throw during the Athletics. The 20 seasons weren’t great for me when it came to track and field. A slightly smaller discus weighing 1 kg (2 pounds 3.2 ounces). “It’s been a tough five years (since her appearance at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics). A discus event was included when womens track and field was added to the Olympic program in 1928. “It’s a great feeling to make it,” Card said after being named to the team.
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But after a series of events involving second-place Trials finisher Micaela Hazlewood, she was named to the U.S. She finished fourth in the discus at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials and only the top three qualify for the Olympic team. The top 12 throwers qualified for the finals, set for Monday.Ĭard, 28, had said her goal is to make the finals at the Olympics.Ĭard came close to missing her second Olympics. In her second consecutive Olympics, Card got progressively better with each throw Friday, but finished short and in 28th place.Īllman was the only qualifier from the United States. In 2016, she won the individual discus title at the Big Ten Conference championships and the NCAA national championships. A 2011 graduate of Carlinville High School, she went on to star at the University of Wisconsin. American teammate Rachel Dincoff, who finished just ahead of Card in 27th, had a top throw Friday of 56.22īecause of Olympics regulations, Card was not available to speak with media until 24 hours after her event. Her top throw at the Olympic Trials had been 59.37. Card, whose best throw out of three was 56.05, finished out of the qualifying at 28th place.
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