PRICE Deanna

United States of America

Athletics

Date of Birth: 8 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Birth Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Hammer Throw	8

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B	Finished
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Hammer Throw Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	8th (70.95)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	1st (77.54)
2017	London, GBR	9th (70.04)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (68.69)

NACAC Championships

Year	Location	Hammer Throw
2018	Toronto, ON, CAN	1st (74.60)

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2021	Hammer Throw	World Athletics Continental Tour	Eugene, OR, USA	76.15

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
1	2018	Hammer Throw	World Challenge	Kingston, JAM	76.27
2	2019	Hammer Throw	World Challenge	Nanjing, CHN	74.21
3	2019	Hammer Throw	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	72.92

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Hobbies:

Walking her dogs. (trackandfieldnews.com, 01 Nov 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Accounting, Business Administration, Management - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, USA

Family:

Husband James Lambert

Languages spoken:

English

Coach:

James Lambert [personal, husband], USA, from 2015

Sporting relatives:

Her husband has worked as a throws coach at Southern Illinois University in the United States of America. (trackandfieldnews.com, 01 Nov 2019; worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Injuries:

In 2019 she suffered from a hip injury. (trackandfieldnews.com, 01 Nov 2019; worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

She missed the 2014 outdoor college season due to a knee injury. (siusalukis.com, 11 Jun 2015)

Start:

She took up hammer throw at age 16 in high school. (worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Reason:

She was originally involved in softball, basketball and volleyball before her assistant high school coach Gary Cooper encouraged her to try hammer throw in her sophomore year. On her first throw the handle of the hammer struck her on the head. "I remember dropping it and saying, 'I'm never doing this again'." (trackandfieldnews.com, 01 Nov 2019; worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the 2021 World Championships in Eugene, OR, United States of America. (Instagram profile, 06 Feb 2020; worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Memorable:

Winning gold at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Influence:

Her husband James Lambert. (worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Philosophy:

"Look in the mirror and accept who you are. The world is yours. Just love yourself because you're an amazing person. And smile. You're meant to shine bright." (worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Award:

While competing for Southern Illinois University in 2016, she was named Missouri Valley Conference [MVC] Most Outstanding Field Athlete. (siusalukis.com, 01 Jun 2016)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
During 2019 she contemplated ending her season mid-year to either focus fully on the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo or retire from the sport altogether. "At the beginning of the season, I was throwing around 77 metres, then I was hitting 40 or 50 feet less for about a month. Me and my coach were looking each other thinking, 'What just happened? What is happening?' I felt like I had a harness on. I thought that I was going to stop. I wanted to finish the season early, or possibly retire, as I felt I was taking opportunities away from other athletes. Then I met a chiropractor named Brian Murer who got me back on track. But I always ask myself, 'Why do I do it? Who do I do it for? And what's the purpose?' The day I cannot answer each question I will retire." (worldathletics.org, 13 Jan 2020)

Milestones

She became the first US athlete to win a gold medal in hammer throw at the world championships when she secured victory at the 2019 edition in Doha, Qatar. (teamusa.org, 28 Sep 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 05 May 2020)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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