Russell Tucker
Russell Tucker | |
Full name | Russell Wayne George Tucker |
nation | South Africa |
birthday | April 11, 1990 |
place of birth | Barberton , South Africa |
size | 196 cm |
Weight | 120 kg |
Career | |
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discipline | Discus throw |
Best performance | 64.24 meters |
End of career | May 2016 |
last change: July 4th, 2020 |
Russell Wayne George Tucker (born April 11, 1990 in Barberton ) is a former South African athlete who specializes in discus throwing.
Athletic career
He won several medals at the continental level, including the gold medal at the 2015 African Games, as well as the gold medal at the 2016 African Championships and silver at the 2014 African Championships .
His personal best was 64.24 meters in Pretoria in 2016.
Russell Tucker retired from throwing a discus in May 2016 due to an injury.
Records
Competed for South Africa | |||||
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2011 | Africa Games | Maputo , Mozambique | 3. | Discus throw | 55.98 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto-Novo , Benin | 3. | Discus throw | 57.99 m |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech , Morocco | 2. | Discus throw | 62.15 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju , South Korea | 7th | Discus throw | 57.31 m |
Africa Games | Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo | 1. | Discus throw | 60.41 m | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban , South Africa | 1. | Discus throw | 61.44 m |
Record development
Web links
Commons : Russell Tucker - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
- Russell Tucker in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Russell Tucker on Instagram
Individual evidence
- ^ South African athlete has something to prove - (Monash News, October 03, 2013). October 4, 2015, accessed on July 3, 2020 .
- ^ Tucker takes gold as Team SA win first athletics medal at Games. In: SASCOC. September 13, 2015, Retrieved July 3, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Universiade Gwangju 2015 - (Athletics) Biography Overview: TUCKER Russell Wayne George. October 4, 2015, accessed on July 3, 2020 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Tucker, Russell |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tucker, Russell Wayne George (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African athlete |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1990 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Barberton |