Jessica Ramsey

Personal information
Born	(1991-07-26) July 26, 1991 (age 32) Boynton Beach, Florida
Home town	Boynton Beach, Florida
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics/ Track and field
Event	Shot put
University team	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers track and field South Plains College
Club	Adidas
Turned pro	2014
Medal record Representing   United States Pan American Games 2019 Lima Shot put NACAC Championships 2018 Toronto Shot put 2022 Freeport Shot put

Jessica Ramsey (born July 26, 1991) ^[1] is an American shot putter. She won the bronze medal in the women's shot put event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru. ^{[1] [2]}

From Boynton Beach, Florida, she went to Western Kentucky University to study Social and Behavioral Science. ^[3] She became the first woman from Western Kentucky ever to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in three separate individual events: discus, shot put and hammer throw. ^{[4] [5]}

At the 2019 Shanghai IAAF Diamond League meet she finished 4th in the shot put competition. ^[6] In Marietta, Georgia on August 29, 2020 Ramsey threw 18.64 m (61 ft 2 in) which put her in the top 10 for the year worldwide for the shot put in 2020. ^[7]

At the Olympic Trials on 24 June 2021, Ramsey threw a US Olympic Trials Championships Record to win the women's shot put 20.12 m (66 ft 0 in).

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the   United States
2018	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	Shot Put	17.80 m (58 ft 5 in)
2019	Pan American Games	Lima, Peru	3rd	Shot Put	19.01 m (62 ft 4 in)
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	12th	Shot Put	Foul
2022	NACAC Championships	Freeport, Bahamas	3rd	Shot put	18.74 m

College

Ramsey is a 6-time All-American in college while she represented Western Kentucky University and South Plains College. Ramsey won 7 Sun Belt Conference titles in the Shot Put, Hammer, Discus, and Weight throw as a Western Kentucky Lady Toppers.

Ramsey holds the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers school record in the outdoor shot put (17.49 m (57 ft 5 in), Discus (53.85 m (176 ft 8 in), 2nd place in the hammer (61.44 m (201 ft 7 in), Indoor shot put (16.47 m (54 ft 0 in), Weight Throw (20.37 m (66 ft 10 in)). ^{[8] [9]}

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Prep

Ramsey is a 2010 graduate of Boynton Beach Community High School in Boynton Beach, Florida where she set high school best Discus (29.32 m (96 ft 2 in)), Shot Put (14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)), 100 Meters (12.77), 200 Meters (28.30). ^[12]

Ramsey set a Boynton Beach High School record in the discus which was broken in 2018 by Amber Powell. Ramsey holds a school record in the shot put. ^[13]

Ramsey won 2010 Florida High School Athletic Association shot put 2A state championship with a throw of 13.098 m (42 ft 11.7 in). ^[14] Ramsey won 2009 Florida High School Athletic Association shot put 3A state championship with a throw of 13.43 m (44 ft 1 in). As a sophomore, Ramsey placed 7th in the 2008 Florida High School Athletic Association shot put 3A regional championship with a throw of 11.32 m (37 ft 2 in).

References

External links

• Jessica Ramsey at World Athletics
• Jessica Ramsey at Diamond League
• Jessica Ramsey at www.USATF.org
• Jessica Ramsey at TFRRS.org
• Jessica Ramsey at Olympedia
• Jessica Ramsey at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (archived)
• Team USA profile for Jessica Ramsey
• Jessica Ramsey on Instagram
• Jessica Ramsey on Twitter