| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | July 15, 1990 Bakersfield, California |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Discus and Shot Put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) |
Discus: 199 ft 6 in (60.80 m) |
Anna Jelmini is an American female track and field athlete. On May 13, 2009 she set the US high school record in the discus throw with a toss of 190 feet 3 inches, breaking the existing record by US Olympian Suzy Powell set in 1994 and subsequently tied by Jelmini on April 24, 2009.[1] On the same day she threw the shot put 54 feet 4-3/4 inches, the second longest toss in US high school history behind US Olympian Michelle Carter's 54 feet 10-3/4 inches, from 2003.[1] Jelmini graduated from Shafter High School in Shafter, California in 2009 and attends Arizona State University.[2] Due to these record breaking performances, at the end of the 2009 season she was named Gatorade's National Track and Field Female Athlete of the Year. Anna Jelmini also received the key to the city in 2009.
| Event | Mark | Date | All-time U.S. HS Rank [3][4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discus | 190 ft 3 in (57.99 m ) | May 13, 2009 | 1 |
| Shot Put | 54 ft 4.75 in (16.58 m) | May 13, 2009 | 2 |