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Carol Cady

Full name: Carol Therese Cady
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7" (169 cm)
Weight: 174 lbs (79 kg)
Born: June 6, 1962 in Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States
Affiliations: Puma and Energizer Track Club, Santa Monica (USA)
Country: USA United States
Sport: Athletics

Biography

Carol Cady was a weight thrower for Stanford and the Mazda Track Club. While at Stanford she won NCAA titles in the shot put in 1983 and with the discus in 1984. She was also TAC Champion in 1985-86 with the discus. Cady competed in the 1983 and 1987 World Championships with the disc, and also represented the US internationally at the 1985 World Indoor Games, World University Games, and World Cup, and the 1986 Goodwill Games, in addition to her two Olympic appearances. Later a biomechanical engineer, she set seven US records in the hammer throw, before the event was practiced much for women.

Personal Bests: LJ – 16-8 [5.08] (1981); SP – 58-1 [17.70] (1986); DT – 216-10 [66.09] (1986); HT – 192-0 [58.52] (1988); JT – 159-10 [48.72] (1983).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics Women's Shot Put United States USA 7
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics Women's Discus Throw United States USA 11

Women's Shot Put

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank D SBMD BMD
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round 7 17.23 17.22
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round Round One 6 17.22
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round Round Two 7 17.23 17.22 17.23
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round Round Three 7 17.10 17.22 17.23
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round Round Four 7 16.83 17.22 17.23
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round Round Five 7 16.32 17.22 17.23
1984 Summer 22 Los Angeles Athletics United States Final Round Round Six NP 17.19

Women's Discus Throw

Event History
Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank D BMD
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Final Round 11 63.42
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Final Round Round One 9 60.82
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Final Round Round Two 11 61.06 61.06
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Final Round Round Three 11 63.42 63.42
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Qualifying Round 10 QU 62.72
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Qualifying Round Group B 5 62.72
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Qualifying Round Group B Round One 5 60.08
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Qualifying Round Group B Round Two 5 56.38 60.08
1988 Summer 26 Seoul Athletics United States Qualifying Round Group B Round Three NP 62.72