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|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | (1990-10-07)October 7, 1990 (age 35) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
| Weight | 350 lb (159 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Shot put,discus throw |
| College team | University of Wyoming |
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Mason Finley (born October 7, 1990), is an Americanshot putter anddiscus thrower. He was on the track and field team at theUniversity of Kansas before transferring to theUniversity of Wyoming. He qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics in discus.
Finley was born inKansas City,Missouri.[1] He attendedBuena Vista High School (where he also played basketball and football) inBuena Vista,Colorado, and then theUniversity of Kansas, before transferring to theUniversity of Wyoming.[2]
For his high school dominance, Finley was named to theESPNRISE 2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team.[3] He was alsoTrack and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2009.[4]
Finley set a Colorado high school record in discus with a throw of 236 feet 6 inches (72.09 m) during the High Altitude Challenge inAlamosa, Colorado. He also won gold medals in shot put and discus throw at the2009 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships inPort of Spain,Trinidad. As a freshman at Kansas, he was All American in the shot put and the discus. His best throws as a freshman were 60.12m (197–3 ft.) in the discus and 20.68 meters (67-10.25 ft.) in the shot.
In 2017 Finley won the bronze medal in the discus throw event at theWorld Championships in London, throwing 68.03 meters. This breaks an 18-year drought of no American medalists in the discus throw, and marks the first time an American has placed in the men's discus throw since theWorld Championships in Seville, whereAnthony Washington won the gold medal.[5]
He qualified for the2020 Summer Olympics after placing first in qualification with a throw of 63.07 metres (206.9 ft).[6]
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