Melisa Weis (born May 22, 1971) is a retired femalediscus thrower from theUnited States. She set her personal best (57.34 metres) in the women's discus throw event on 1995-08-10 at theWorld Championships inGothenburg, Sweden, where she didn't reach the final round.
While atBakersfield High School inBakersfield, California, Weiss set theNFHS national high school record in thediscus throw at 176' 10" which stood for three years until it was beaten bySuzy Powell.[1] She also won theCIF California State Meet three years in a row, 1988-1990 and added theshot put title in 1989. Her teammateDawn Dumble was her closest competition all four years, taking the titles Weiss missed.[2]
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