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Carla Garrett
Personal information
Full nameCarla Sue Garrett
Born (1967-07-31) July 31, 1967 (age 57)
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
Sport
Country United States
SportWeightlifting
Athletics (discus throwing)
Weight class+83 kg
ClubNike Coast
TeamNational team
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDT – 60.54 (1992).
Medal record
Women's weightlifting
Representing  United States
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Donaueschingen +82.5 kg
Silver medal – second place 1993 Melbourne +83 kg
Updated on October 6, 2016

Carla Sue Garrett (born July 31, 1967, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a former American female weightlifter and discus thrower representing the United States in both sports at international competitions.[1]

Life

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Garrett attended the University of Arizona.[2][3]

After her career she became the strength and conditioning coach for the football team at Salpointe Catholic High School. She has been at Salpointe since 2006.[2]

Weightlifting

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She competed in the super heavyweight class. She won the silver medal at the 1991 and 1993 World Weightlifting Championships.[4]

Discus throwing

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Garett participated at the 1992 Summer Olympics in the discus throw event. Garrett didn't make it out of her group in the qualifying heats, finishing 13th out of 14 with a throw of 58.06 meters. She also competed at the 1991 and 1993 World Championships in Athletics. Her personal best is 60.54 metre, set in 1992.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carla Garrett". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Star, Alex Williams Arizona Daily (June 13, 2012). "Carla Garrett threw discus at Barcelona Olympics in 1992".
  3. ^ "Carla Garrett HOF - ArizonaWildcats.com | University of Arizona Athletics". www.arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics – 2007 World Championships – Carla Garrett" (PDF). iwf.net. pp. 94–101. Retrieved June 23, 2016.


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