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| Born | Adelaide Aquilla (1999-03-03)March 3, 1999 (age 26) Westlake, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Ohio State University | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics (track and field) | ||||||||||||||
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| University team | Ohio State Buckeyes | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 10th (shot put, 2023) | ||||||||||||||
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Adelaide Aquilla (/æˈdɛˈleɪdəˈkwɪlˈə/A-deh-layd ə-KWIL-ə; born March 3, 1999)[1][2] is an Americantrack and field athlete who competes inshot put.[1] She represented theUnited States at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo.[3]
Aquilla was born inWestlake, Ohio, to Tracy and Jared Aquilla.[3] She grew up inRocky River, Ohio, and has two younger brothers, Jonas and Ambrose.[2]
Aquilla graduated fromMagnificat High School in 2017.[4] She then attendedOhio State University, where she double majored in communications and hospitality management and was awalk-on for theBuckeyes track team.[4] She was coached by Ashley Kovacs, wife of Olympic shot putterJoe Kovacs.[5]
Aquilla was a 2019NCAA outdoor qualifier in the shot put and finished 12th with a personal best outdoor toss of 16.59 m (54 ft 5 in) to earn second-team All-America honors. In 2021 she was successful in defending the title of Big Ten Conference indoor shot put champion, winning at the 2020 meet with a personal best toss of 17.82 m (58 ft5+1⁄2 in), and in 2021 she set another personal best with a throw of 19.12 m (62 ft8+3⁄4 in). She was a 2020 NCAA indoor All-American in the shot with the nation's third-longest throw. In 2021 Aquilla won both indoor and outdoor NCAA titles and she was named Ohio State's female athlete of the year alongsideJustin Fields as her male counterpart.[6][7][8]
At theU.S. Olympic Trials in June 2021, Aquilla finished third with a throw of 18.95 m (62 ft 2 in), securing a place at the delayed2020 Summer Olympics behindRaven Saunders andJessica Ramsey.[9] She placed 20th at the Olympics with a throw of 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in).[1]
Aquilla won additional NCAA championships at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2022 and the Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2023, setting a collegiate record with a throw of 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) in the former.[10]
In November 2023, Aquilla won a bronze medal in the shot put at thePan American Games held inSantiago,Chile.[11]
She finished sixth in shot put at the2024 Diamond League event inRabat.[12]
All results are fromWorld Athletics.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 20th | Shot put | 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in) | — |
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 3rd | Shot put | 17.73 m (58 ft 2 in) | — |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | United States Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Shot put | 18.95 m (62 ft 2 in) | — |
| 2022 | USA Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Shot put | 19.45 m (63 ft9+1⁄2 in) | — |
| 2023 | USA Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd | Shot put | 19.02 m (62 ft4+3⁄4 in) | — |
| 2024 | USA Indoor Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3rd | Shot put | 18.74 m (61 ft5+3⁄4 in) | — |
| United States Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | Shot put | 18.92 m (62 ft3⁄4 in) | — | |
| 2025 | USA Indoor Championships | Staten Island, New York | 5th | Shot put | 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in) | — |
