Suzy Powell-Roos

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameSuzanne N. "Suzy"•Powell-Roos
Used nameSuzy•Powell-Roos
Born3 September 1976 in Modesto, California (USA)
Measurements183 cm / 79 kg
AffiliationsAsics
NOC United States

Biography

Suzy Powell-Roos was a three-time Olympian, throwing the discus for the United States in 1996, 2000, and 2008. Powell attended UCLA, graduating in 1999, after being named the 1994 Track & Field News High School Athlete of the Year. While at UCLA she was runner-up in the NCAAs in 1996 and 1997.

Powell won the USA title in 1996 and 2007, placing second at that meet seven times – 1997, 2000-03, 2006, and 2008. In April 2007 she set an American record of 67.67 at a meet on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Powell went into coaching and training, forming Sports Performance Consultants in the Modesto, California area.

Personal Best: DT – 69.44 (2002).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Suzy Powell
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) 33 QR
2000 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Suzy Powell
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) 15 QR
2008 Summer Olympics Athletics USA Suzy Powell-Roos
Discus Throw, Women (Olympic) 25 QR