Maddie Harris
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| Born | Madelyn Harris 2 November 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | Javelin: 60.73 m (Eugene, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Maddie Harris (born 2 November 2000) is an American javelin thrower. She was American national champion in 2023 and a bronze medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.[1]
Early life
From Missouri, she attended Lee's Summit West High School. As well as track and field, she competed in Softball in high school.[2]
Career
She won the javelin throw at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Oregon, with a personal best throw of 60.73 metres.[3][4] Later that year, she won the bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile with a distance of 60.06 m, behind Colombian Flor Ruiz and Rhema Otabor of the Bahamas.[5][6]
Competing for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, she won the Big Ten Championships in Eugene in May 2025 with a throw of 58.38 metres.[7] The following month, she finished in fifth place at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, with a throw of 58.36 metres.[8][9] She then also placed fifth overall in the javelin throw at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene with a throw of 55.17 metres.[10]
References
- ^ "Maddie Harris". World Athletics. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Banta, Ryan (14 February 2017). "Making History One Throw at a Time: Athlete Spotlight Maddie Harris of Lee Summit West". Milesplit. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff (August 2023). "USATF Women's Javelin — Harris PRs At Perfect Time". Track and Field News. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "USA Championships". World Athletics. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ Jacks, Bradley (4 November 2023). "Rhema Otabor takes javelin silver at 2023 Pan American Games". SportsMax. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Pan American Games". World Athletics. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "MADDIE HARRIS 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S JAVELIN THROW - BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". Runnerspace. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview". Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Women's Javelin Throw Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". World Athletics. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.