Chase Jackson

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Chase Jackson at the2022 World Athletics Championships
Personal information
Full name	Chase Foster Jackson
Born	Chase Foster Ealey (1994-07-20)July 20, 1994 (age 31) Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Home town	Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse	Mitchell Jackson ​ (m. 2024)​
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics (track and field)
Event	Shot put
College team	Oklahoma State University
Club	Desert High Performance (2018–2022)
Turned pro	2016
Coached by	Ryan Whiting (2018–2022) Paul Wilson (2022–present)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	1st (Shot put, 2023)[1]
Personalbests	Shot Put: 20.95 m (68 ft8+3⁄4 in) (2025,NR) Discus: 41.66 m (136 ft 8 in) (2022) Hammer: 56.00 m (183 ft8+1⁄2 in) (2016) Javelin: 46.80 m (153 ft6+1⁄2 in) (2014) 20 lbs Weight: 19.39 m (63 ft7+1⁄4 in) 100 meters: 11.92 (2012)
Medal record Women'sathletics Representingthe United States World Championships 2022 Eugene Shot put 2023 Budapest Shot put 2025 Tokyo Shot put World Indoor Championships 2022 Belgrade Shot put 2024 Glasgow Shot put 2025 Nanjing Shot put Diamond League 2022 Zurich Shot put 2023 Eugene Shot put Pan American Junior Championships 2013 Medellín Shot Put

Chase Foster Jackson (née Ealey; born July 20, 1994) is an Americantrack and field athlete who competes inshot put anddiscus throw. She won the gold medal at the2022 and2023 in women's shot put,^[2][3] which made her the first American woman to win a shot put world title at the World Athletics Championships. She won on the first attempt which, according to Olympic historianBill Mallon, made her the first woman's shot put world champion to win on the first attempt.^[4]

Jackson was bornChase Foster Ealey on July 20, 1994, inSpringfield,Illinois, to Chuck Ealey and Michelle Naranjo.^[5][6] Her parents met while her father was in theU.S. Army and was stationed atWhite Sands Missile Range inNew Mexico; they moved toRiverton, Illinois, where Jackson lived the first years of her life.^[5] Her parents divorced when she was three years old, and she moved with her mother toLos Alamos, New Mexico.^[5] She has a sister named Taylor.^[7]

Jackson graduated fromLos Alamos High School in 2012.^[8]

As a freshman at Los Alamos High School in 2009, Jackson placed 1st in the 100 m sprint at the New Mexico 4A State Track and Field Championships, with a time of 12.73 seconds,^[9] and placed 2nd in shot put with a throw of 12.095 m (39 ft 8 in).^[10]

In 2010, she placed 1st in 100 m sprint at the New Mexico 4A State Track and Field Championship, with a time of 12.46 seconds,^[11] and placed 2nd in shot put with a throw of 12.11 m (39 ft8+3⁄4 in), narrowly beating her sister Taylor Ealey, who was two years older and in 12th grade at the time.^[12]

Jackson placed 1st in both shot put and the 100 m sprint at the 2011 New Mexico 4A State Track and Field Championships, with a throw of 12.8968 m (42 ft3+1⁄2 in), and a time of 12.52 seconds.^[13]

As a senior in 2012, she was the New Mexico state champion in shot put, with a throw of 14.40 m (47 ft2+3⁄4 in),^[14] and state champion in the 100 m, with a time of 12.35 seconds.^[15]

Jackson attendedOklahoma State University, where she was a three-timeAll-American and 12-timeBig 12 conference student-athlete.^[16][17]

Jackson is a two-time shot put world champion, 2022 and 2023, outdoor shot put world champion and the 2019 US outdoor and indoor shot put champion. She was the2018 United States Indoor 4th-place finisher in the shot put.^[18][8]

Jackson shared how she dealt with mental challenges of competing on the global stage at2019 World Championship and how she was recovering from COVID-19 in winter 2021.^[19][20] Jackson conducted clinics for high school and youth athletes in 2019.^[21]

Jackson tiedMichelle Carter'sNorth American record andnational record at the 2022 World Indoor Championship shot put final with a result of 20.21 m (66 ft 4 in).

In 2023, Jackson placed first at the World Outdoor Championships, with a final result of 20.43 m (67 ft 0 in).^[22]

Jackson competed as Chase Ealey until early 2024, when she married and began competing as Chase Jackson.^[23] She competed at the2024 Summer Olympics inParis, but did not qualify for the finals. She fouled on her first two attempts and threw 17.60 m (57 ft 9 in) on her last attempt, placing 17th, with only 12 advancing to the final.^[24]

In 2025, Jackson won her third straight USATF Indoor National Championship in shot put with a throw of 19.65 m (64 ft5+1⁄2 in).^[2] She broke the US women's record in shot put, which she also previously held, with a throw of 20.95 m (68 ft8+3⁄4 in) at the Iron Wood Throws Classic inRathdrum, Idaho.^[25]

Jackson married Mitchell Jackson in 2024.^[26][27]

All results are taken from Jackson'sWorld Athletics profile.

Representing the United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result	Notes
2013	Pan Am Junior Championships	Medellín, Colombia	3rd	Shot put	14.88 m (48 ft9+3⁄4 in)	—
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	Shot put	18.82 m (61 ft8+3⁄4 in)	—
2022	World Indoor Championships	Belgrade, Serbia	2nd	Shot put	20.21 m (66 ft3+1⁄2 in)	ARNR
	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Shot put	20.49 m (67 ft2+1⁄2 in)	—
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	1st	Shot put	20.43 m (67 ft1⁄4 in)	—
2024	World Indoor Championships	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	Shot put	19.67 m (64 ft6+1⁄4 in)	—
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	17th	Shot put	17.60 m (57 ft8+3⁄4 in)	—
2025	World Indoor Championships	Nanjing, China	3rd	Shot put	20.06 m (65 ft9+3⁄4 in)	—
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	2nd	Shot put	20.21 m (66 ft3+1⁄2 in)	—

• Diamond League shot put champion:2022,2023
  • 2019:Shanghai
  • 2022:Doha,Oslo,Stockholm,Chorzów,Zurich
  • 2023:Brussels,Eugene (NR,PB)
  • 2024:Suzhou,Rabat,Stockholm,Lausanne
  • 2025:Shanghai/Kequiao,Eugene,Brussels (MR)

• Chase Jackson atWorld Athletics
• 2015-16 Oklahoma State University Women's Track and Field Roster CHASE EALEY Profile
• Chase Ealey Milesplit Profile
• Chase Jackson atwww.USATF.org
• Chase Jackson atTeam USA
• Chase Jackson atOlympics.com
• Chase Jackson at theParis 2024 Summer Olympics (archived,alternate link)
• Chase Jackson onInstagram

• USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners
• 1994 births
• Living people
• American women shot putters
• World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
• World Athletics Championships winners
• World Athletics Championships medalists
• World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
• Sportspeople from Springfield, Illinois
• People from Los Alamos, New Mexico
• Track and field athletes from Illinois
• Track and field athletes from New Mexico
• Oklahoma State Cowgirls track and field athletes
• USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
• 21st-century American sportswomen
• Diamond League winners
• New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
• Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Olympic track and field athletes for the United States

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