Carla Garrett
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| Full name | Carla Sue Garrett | |||||||||
| Born | July 31, 1967 Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. | |||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||
| Country |  United States | |||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting Athletics (discus throwing) | |||||||||
Weight class | +83 kg | |||||||||
| Club | Nike Coast | |||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||
| Personal best | DT – 60.54 (1992). | |||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on October 6, 2016 |
Carla Sue Garrett (born July 31, 1967, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former American female weightlifter and discus thrower representing the United States in both sports at international competitions.[1]
Life
[edit]Garrett attended the University of Arizona.[2][3]
After her career she became the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson. She has been at Salpointe since 2006.[2]
Weightlifting
[edit]She competed in the super heavyweight class. She won the silver medal at the 1991 and 1993 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]
Discus throwing
[edit]Garett participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event. Garrett didn't make it out of her group in the qualifying heats, finishing 13th out of 14 with a throw of 58.06 meters. She also competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best is 60.54 metre, set in 1992.
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carla Garrett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
- 1 2 Star, Alex Williams Arizona Daily (June 13, 2012). "Carla Garrett threw discus at Barcelona Olympics in 1992".
- ↑ "Carla Garrett HOF - ArizonaWildcats.com | University of Arizona Athletics". www.arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics – 2007 World Championships – Carla Garrett" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 94–101. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
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