Rudy Winkler
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Albany, New York, United States | December 6, 1994
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Hammer throw |
College team | Cornell Big Red |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Hammer: 82.71 m (271 ft 4 in) |
Updated on July 8, 2021 |
Rudy Winkler (born December 6, 1994) is an American male track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw.[1] He is the NACAC area record holder[2] and American record holder with a throw of 82.71 m (271 ft 4 in) for the hammer[3] and holds a personal best of 23.32 m (76 ft 6 in) for the weight throw. He was the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, winning the 2016.[4] and 2020 United States Olympic Trials.[5]
Career
[edit]Born in Sand Lake, New York, Winkler attended Averill Park High School and competed in the hammer from a young age and represented the United States in age category competitions. He was a finalist at both the 2011 World Youth and the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6] He won his first international medal at the Pan American Junior Championships in 2013, taking the silver medal behind Mexico's Diego del Real.[7]
He joined[clarification needed] Cornell University and competed collegiately for their Cornell Big Red track team and was selected for the Quill and Dagger society. He topped the field of the weight throw at the 2015 Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships, then won the hammer title at the conference's outdoor championships later that year. At his first national event, he came eighth in the hammer at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In the 2016 season, he defended his Ivy League Indoor title and placed tenth at the NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was again hammer champion at the Ivy League Outdoor meet and set a personal record of 72.84 m (238 ft 11+1⁄2 in) to place runner-up to Britain's Nick Miller at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[8]
At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials a big personal best of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) brought him his first national title and selection for the USA Olympic team.[9] Although he was just short of the 77-meter qualifying standard set by the IAAF, he was invited to compete as one of the highest-ranked athletes, as an insufficient number of people had achieved the mark that year.[10]
He currently resides in Washington, D.C., with his fiancé, Olivia Foster.[11][12]
His greatest sports influences are his friends and coaches Paddy McGrath and Roman Feldman.
International competitions
[edit]National titles
[edit]- Hammer throw – 82.71 m (271 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (2021)
- Discus throw – 51.47 m (168 ft 10+1⁄4 in) (2019)
- Weight throw – 23.32 m (76 ft 6 in) (2017)
References
[edit]- ^ "Rudy Winkler". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Hammer Throw Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "US Track and Field Olympic Trials 2021, results". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Rudy Winkler. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ [1] Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. US Olympic Track and Field Trials Results. Retrieved on 2021-06-21.
- ^ Rudy Winkler. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ 2013 Pan American Junior Championships Official results. Americas Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ Rudy Winkler. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ "TFRRS | 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Men Hammer Throw Track & Field Meet Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Bohnert, Craig (2016-07-14). 3 U.S. Men's Hammer Throwers Invited To Compete At Rio Olympics. Team USA. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ "Current Masthead – Cornell Law Review". cornelllawreview.org. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Who is Rudy Winkler dating? Record-holder Olympian's girlfriend is a star Cornell law student". meaww.com. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Rudy WINKLER | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 1994 births
- American male hammer throwers
- Cornell Big Red men's track and field athletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
- People from Sand Lake, New York
- Track and field athletes from New York (state)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in athletics (track and field)
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century American sportspeople
- NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century American sportsmen