Russell Tucker

Career
Russell Tucker
Russell Tucker wins the 2015 African Games
Full name	Russell Wayne George Tucker
nation	South Africa South Africa
birthday	April 11, 1990
place of birth	Barberton , South Africa
size	196 cm
Weight	120 kg
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.

Competed for South AfricaSouth Africa
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
2015	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

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personal data
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