Dani Samuels


Country
Birth date
Age
26/05/1988 - Fairfield (AUS) 
24
Height
Weight
Gender
182 cm / 6'0" 
82 kg / 181 lbs 
F
Sport
SAMUELS Dani

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Olympic Games
9Discus Throw2008Beijing, CHN60.15
World Championships
1Discus Throw2009Berlin, GER65.44
10Discus Throw2011Daegu, KOR59.14
Diamond League
2Discus Throw2010Doha, QAT64.67
3Discus Throw2012Shanghai, CHN62.34
3Discus Throw2011Birmingham, GBR62.33
3Discus Throw2011Shanghai, CHN61.98
3Discus Throw2010Lausanne, SUI62.05
4Discus Throw2010Brussels, BEL62.13
4Discus Throw2010Paris Saint-Denis, FRA62.10
5Discus Throw2011Monaco, MON60.59
World Challenge
1Discus Throw2012Melbourne, VIC, AUS61.30
1Discus Throw2011Melbourne, VIC, AUS61.00
1Discus Throw2010Osaka, JPN63.75
1Discus Throw2010Melbourne, VIC, AUS62.97
Grand Prix
1Discus Throw2009Melbourne, VIC, AUS62.69
3Shot Put2009Melbourne, VIC, AUS15.36
3Discus Throw2009Rieti, ITA61.60

Hobbies

Shopping, ice-cream. (Athletics Australia, 19 Feb 2006)

Occupation

Athlete, Student

Education

Sydney University, Sydney, NSW, AUS

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

Westfields Athletics Club and NSWIS, Sydney, NSW, AUS

Coach

Denis Knowles (AUS) (Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook, 2010; athletics.com, 2011)

Sporting relatives

She has played basketball at a national level. (Athletics Australia, 07 Aug 2007)

Other sports

Her sister Jamie plays basketball for the Sydney Flames in the Women's National Basketball League. (Athletics Australia, 19 Feb 2006)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
Started Little Athletics when she was five years old (Athletics Australia, 19 Feb 2006)

Ambitions
To win an Olympic medal. (athletics.com, 2011)

Hero
Franka Dietzsch (athletics.com, 2011)

Awards
Was awarded a Spirit of Sport Scholarship by the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2006. (Athletics Australia, 07 Aug 2007)

Became the first Australian woman to win the discus event at World Championships level, when she won the event at the 2005 World Youth Championships.(Athletics Australia, 19 Feb 2006)

General
WITHDRAWAL
She withdrew from the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi due to the security threats that led to numerous athletes skipping the event. (news.com.au, 22 Sep 2010)

TRAGEDY
Her father was killed in 2004 when he was knocked off his bike while training for the Australian Ironman. She dedicated her victory at the 2009 World Championships in Germany to her father and has the words 'He lives in me' tatooed on her stomach. (heraldsun.com, 22 Jul 2011)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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