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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Born | (1995-02-04)February 4, 1995 (age 31) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||
Event | Shot put | |||||||||||
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Jessica Woodard (born February 4, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who competes inshot put.
Raised in theMarlton section ofEvesham Township, New Jersey, Woodard attendedCherokee High School in New Jersey.[1][2] She attended theUniversity of Oklahoma and was an NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American in 2018, as well as Big 12 champion both indoor and outdoor in 2018.[3]
Woodard finished third at the2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships throwing 19.40m.[2] At the2022 World Athletics Championships inEugene, Oregon Woodard was one of three home athletes who reached the final of thewomen's shot put with a throw of 19.08.[4] Woodard finished in eighth place at the World Championships behind compatriot gold medalistChase Ealey and ahead of MinnesotanMaggie Ewen in ninth.[5]
She finished eighth in the shot put at the2024 Diamond League event2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme inRabat.[6]
