Alex Rose (athlete)

Alex Rose

Personal information
Born	(1991-11-17) 17 November 1991 West Branch, Michigan, United States
Education	Central Michigan University
Sport
Country	Samoa
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Discus throw, shot put, hammer throw
College team	Central Michigan Chippewas[1]
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Samoa Pacific Games 2015 Port Moresby Discus 2015 Port Moresby Shot Put 2015 Port Moresby Hammer Oceania Championships 2012 Cairns Discus 2012 Cairns Hammer 2013 Papeete Shot Put 2013 Papeete Discus 2013 Papeete Hammer 2015 Cairns Shot Put 2015 Cairns Discus 2015 Cairns Hammer
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Alex Rose (born 17 November 1991) is a Samoan athlete competing primarily in the discus throw and occasionally in the shot put and hammer throw.^[2] He represented his country at two World Championships, in 2013^[3] and 2015,^[4] failing to qualify for the final on both occasions. He also represented Samoa at the 2016 Olympics.^[5] He has had success at the Oceania Athletics Championships, with eight gold medals in three different throwing events.

Although born in the United States, Rose holds dual-citizenship with Samoa since his father was born in that country and emigrated to the US as a 19-year-old.^[6] He threw for Central Michigan University.^[1]

His personal best in the discus is 65.74 metres (Claremont, California, 15 May 2016).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	22nd (q)	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	53.46 m
Representing  Samoa
2012	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	Discus throw	56.29 m
			1st	Hammer throw	51.10 m
2013	Oceania Championships	Papeete, French Polynesia	1st	Shot put	17.22 m
			1st	Discus throw	56.05 m
			1st	Hammer throw	55.49 m
	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	7th	Discus throw	58.64 m
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	29th (q)	Discus throw	56.19 m
2015	Oceania Championships	Cairns, Australia	1st	Shot put	16.89 m
			1st	Discus throw	60.95 m
			2nd	Hammer throw	53.29 m
	Pacific Games	Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	2nd	Shot put	16.58 m
			1st	Discus throw	56.40 m
			2nd	Hammer throw	58.66 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	25th (q)	Discus throw	59.07 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	29th (q)	Discus throw	57.24 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	19th (q)	Discus throw	61.62 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 16.42 (Buffalo 2010)
• Discus throw – 65.74 (Claremont 2016) NR
• Hammer throw – 58.66 (Port Moresby 2015) NR

Indoor

• Shot put – 17.75 (Bowling Green 2011)
• Weight throw – 18.61 (Akron 2014) NR

See also

• Samoa at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

References

External links

Alex Rose profile at IAAF