Russell Tucker

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.

For the member of the North Carolina General Assembly, see Russell E. Tucker.

Russell Tucker
The Tank winning Gold at All African Games 2015
Personal information
Nickname(s)Russ
NationalitySouth African
Born (1990-04-11) 11 April 1990
Barberton, South Africa[1]
EducationMonash University
Height1.96 m (6.4 ft)[2]
Weight120 kg (260 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place2011 MaputoDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2015 BrazzavilleDiscus throw
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place2012 Porto NovoDiscus throw
Silver medal – second place2014 MarrakechDiscus throw
Gold medal – first place2016 DurbanDiscus throw

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
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
  1. South African athlete has something to prove Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 2015 Universiade profile Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.