sport.wikisort.org - AthleteLeslie Jean Deniz (born May 25, 1962) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the women's discus throw event.
American athlete
Leslie Deniz
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Full name | Leslie Jean Deniz |
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Born | May 25, 1962 (1962-05-25) (age 60) Oakland, California, U.S. |
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Deniz was born in Oakland, California and grew up in Gridley, California where she attended area schools, graduating from Gridley High School in 1980. While there she twice improved the NFHS national high school record in the discus throw to 172' 11" which lasted for two years.[1] Deniz was adopted into a long time dairy farming family.
She competed for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, U.S. in the Discus where she won the Silver medal. Leslie attended Arizona State University in Tempe after graduating from Gridley High School in 1980. Her teammate at ASU, Ria Stalman, won the 1984 Olympic gold medal in a tight competition.
Deniz completed her BA and MA and worked as a police officer and administrator with the Yuba City Police Department.
Deniz worked four years as the chief of police at California State University, Chico until late September 2006.[2]
Deniz continues her committed work in law enforcement.
She is currently a professor of criminal justice studies at Woodland Community College.
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1984 USA Olympic track and field team |
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Qualification | 1984 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) | |
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Men's track and road athletes | |
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Men's field athletes | |
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Women's track and road athletes | |
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Women's field athletes | |
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Coaches | — |
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US National Championship winners in women's discus throw |
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1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union |
- 1943: Frances Gorn-Sobczak (POL) * Betty Weaver
- 1944: Hattie Turner
- 1945: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Hattie Turner
- 1946: Dorothy Dodson
- 1947–48: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Dorothy Dodson
- 1949: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Herta Rand
- 1950: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Amelia Bert
- 1951: Frances Kaszubski (POL) * Janet Dicks
- 1952–3: Janet Dicks
- 1954: Marjorie Larney
- 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) * Marjorie Larney
- 1956: Pamela Kurrell
- 1957: Olga Connolly
- 1958–9: Earlene Brown
- 1960: Olga Connolly
- 1961: Earlene Brown
- 1962: Olga Connolly
- 1963: Sharon Shepherd
- 1964: Olga Connolly
- 1965: Lynn Graham
- 1966–7: Carol Moseke
- 1968: Olga Connolly
- 1969–70: Carol Frost
- 1971: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Carol Frost
- 1972: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) * Olga Connolly
- 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Monette Driscoll (3)
- 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) * Linda Langford
- 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) *Jan Svendsen
- 1976: Lynne Winbigler
- 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) * Lynne Winbigler
- 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler
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1980–1992 The Athletics Congress | |
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1993–present USA Track & Field |
- 1993–4: Connie Price-Smith
- 1995: Edie Boyer
- 1996: Suzy Powell
- 1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham
- 1998–2001: Seilala Sua
- 2002: Kris Kuehl
- 2003–4: Aretha Hill
- 2005: Becky Breisch
- 2006: Aretha Thurmond
- 2007: Suzy Powell
- 2008: Aretha Thurmond
- 2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2010: Becky Breisch
- 2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton
- 2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2016OT: Whitney Ashley
- 2017: Gia Lewis-Smallwood
- 2018-9: Valarie Allman
- 20212020 OT: Valarie Allman
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Notes |
- OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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На других языках
- [en] Leslie Deniz
[fr] Leslie Deniz
Leslie Jean Deniz (née le 25 mai 1962 à Oakland) est une athlète américaine spécialiste du lancer du disque.
[it] Leslie Deniz
Leslie Jean Deniz (Oakland, 25 maggio 1962) è un'ex discobola statunitense.
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