Team USA Heptathlete Chari Hawkins Finishes 11th In Shot Put Group B
Aug 8, 2024, 12:12 PM
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 01: Chari Hawkins of Team United States prepares to compete in the Women's Shot Put in the Pentathlon on Day One of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 2024 at Emirates Arena on March 01, 2024 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
PARIS, France – Former Utah State track and field star Chari Hawkins appeared disappointed as she finished the shot put 11th in Group B at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Hawkins remains in 22nd place through three events of the women’s heptathlon.
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Happy to see @_charihawkins on screen in Shot Put event ! What happened during high jump event won’t kill her determination and her spirit to put herself at new position in world rank 🤜🏻🤛🏻 #Paris2024
— ISHA HANIA (@Nurisha_Hania) August 8, 2024
The former Aggie’s first attempt traveled 13.64 meters. She was tied for eighth in Group B after the first round. Hawkins’ second throw flew short of that mark, falling at 13.32 meters.
Hawkins third toss
Fellow American Anna Hall finished third, faulting on her final attempt. Taliyah Brooks was last in the group, with a first-throw best of 13.58 meters.
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About Chari Hawkins
Originally from Rexburg, Idaho, Hawkins earned a position on the U.S. Track & Field team after recording a career-high 6,456 points at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in July.
Hawkins is the first Team U.S.A. Olympic athlete to represent Utah State since James Parker in the 2004 Athens, Greece Games.
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✨ OLYMPIAN ✨
Doubt may come, fear will be there, but hold space for your success… The only way to truly get what you want is to REALLY believe you can do it!!!
Training camp for Paris starts Monday!
Here are my results from the 2024 Olympic Trials!!
100mh – 13.11 (SB)
HJ -… pic.twitter.com/Hb8vNoYyGx— Chari Hawkins (@_charihawkins) June 30, 2024
“We’ve had Chari Hawkins, Dillon Maggard, Ana Weaver, and Bailey Brinkerhoff-Todd compete in international events for the USA the past few years, but the Olympics is a whole different story and level,” said Artie Gulden, USU’s director of track & field and cross country. “Everyone in our program is super proud of Chari now being an Olympian and wish her the best in Paris. Aggie nation will be cheering loudly for her.”
What Is The Olympic Heptathlon?
The heptathlon is an all-around track and field event comprising seven events spread over two days. From sprints and jumps to throwing, the athletes earn points in each event with the highest total score winning.
The events in order are the 100m hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m, Long Jump, Javelin, and the 800m.
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