Janet Dicks
American athlete
 Janet Dicks in 1952 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-02-06) February 6, 1933 (age 91) Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | East Stroudsburg State College |
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw |
| Club | Harrisburg AAU |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | SP – 12.09 m (1952) DT – 37.54 m (1953)[1] JT – 35.98 (1953)[2] |
Janet Marie Dicks (born February 6, 1933) is a retired American weight thrower. In 1952 she won both the national titles and U.S. Olympic trials in the shot put and discus throw. At the 1952 Summer Olympics, she competed only in the shot put and placed 18th. The following year, she won her third and last national title in the discus. Between 1951 and 1957 she had 10 finishes within the first four places at the national championships in the shot put, discus throw and javelin throw.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Janet Dicks". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- ^ a b Janet Dicks. trackfield.brinkster.net
External links
- Janet Dicks at Olympedia
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US National Championship winners in women's discus throw
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1923: Babe Wolbert
- 1924: Roberta Ranck
- 1925: MayBelle Reichardt
- 1926–7: Lillian Copeland
- 1928: MayBelle Reichardt
- 1929: Rena MacDonald
- 1930–1: Evelyn Ferrara
- 1932–3: Ruth Osburn
- 1934: Not held
- 1935: Margaret Wright
- 1936: Helen Stephens
- 1937: Elizabeth Lindsey
- 1938–40: Catherine Fellmeth
- 1941: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *Evelyn Taylor
- 1942: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) *Anne Pallo (3)
- 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Betty Weaver
- 1944: Hattie Turner
- 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Hattie Turner
- 1946: Dorothy Dodson
- 1947–48: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
- 1949: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Herta Rand
- 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Bert
- 1951: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Janet Dicks
- 1952–3: Janet Dicks
- 1954: Marjorie Larney
- 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) * Marjorie Larney
- 1956: Pamela Kurrell
- 1957: Olga Connolly
- 1958–9: Earlene Brown
- 1960: Olga Connolly
- 1961: Earlene Brown
- 1962: Olga Connolly
- 1963: Sharon Shepherd
- 1964: Olga Connolly
- 1965: Lynn Graham
- 1966–7: Carol Moseke
- 1968: Olga Connolly
- 1969–70: Carol Frost
- 1971: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Carol Frost
- 1972: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Olga Connolly
- 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Monette Driscoll (3)
- 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) * Linda Langford
- 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Jan Svendsen
- 1976: Lynne Winbigler
- 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) * Lynne Winbigler
- 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler
The Athletics Congress
- 1980: Lorna Griffin
- 1981: Leslie Deniz
- 1982: Ria Stalman (NED) * Leslie Deniz
- 1983: Leslie Deniz
- 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) * Carol Cady
- 1985–6: Carol Cady
- 1987: Connie Price
- 1988: Lacy Barnes
- 1989–90: Connie Price
- 1991: Lacy Barnes
- 1992: Connie Price-Smith
USA Track & Field
- 1993–4: Connie Price-Smith
- 1995: Edie Boyer
- 1996: Suzy Powell
- 1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham
- 1998–2001: Seilala Sua
- 2002: Kris Kuehl
- 2003–4: Aretha Hill
- 2005: Becky Breisch
- 2006: Aretha Thurmond
- 2007: Suzy Powell
- 2008: Aretha Thurmond
- 2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2010: Becky Breisch
- 2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2016OT: Whitney Ashley
- 2017: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2018-9: Valarie Allman
- 20212020 OT-22: Valarie Allman
- OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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