Gabi Jacobs

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Gabi Jacobs
Personal information
Born (2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDiscus: 68.21m (2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
NACAC Championships
Silver medal – second place 2025 Freeport Discus throw

Gabi Jacobs (born 20 August 1996) is an American discus thrower. She finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[1]

Career

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Competing for the University of Missouri, she was a two-time All-American and school record holder in the discus throw.[2] [3] She threw 58.23 meters in Austin, Texas in 2017.[4] She increased her personal best to 60.16 metres placing fifth in Des Moines at the USA Championships in 2018.[5] She was nominated for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award.[2]

She threw 68.21m in Kansas in 2025 to move to sixth on the American all-time list. Following that, she competed at the USATF Throws Festival where she threw 63.78m and also threw 65.66m at the Iron Wood Classic.[6]

She placed third in the discus at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 3 August 2025 with a throw of 63.33 metres.[7] She was named in the United States squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships, winning the silver medal with a throw of 57.07 metres.[8][9] In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without reaching the final.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Gabi Jacobs". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Cunningham, Jacobs up for NCAA Woman of the Year". Colonbia Tribune. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ^ Shanahan, Brady (2 August 2025). "Schweizer, Other Mizzou Alumni Competing at USATF Championships: The Buzz". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ^ Curry, Jeff (6 June 2017). "Gabi Jacobs celebrates". Colombia Missourian. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Des Moines USA Championships". World Athletics. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ^ Hof-Mahoney, Paul (30 July 2025). "USATF Outdoor Championships: Event-By-Event Throws & Heptathlon Preview". Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Here's Who Won The Women's Discus At The 2025 USATF Championships". flotrack. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  8. ^ "NACAC Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  9. ^ Boal, Erik (16 August 2025). "JANEE' KASSANAVOID REPEATS IN HAMMER TO HELP U.S. WIN SEVEN NACAC GOLDS, HANDAL ROBAN ROLLS IN 800". Youth Runner. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
  10. ^ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  11. ^ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.