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Brooke Andersen

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Brooke Andersen (born August 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete known for throwing events. Her personal best in the hammer throw of 80.17 m (263 ft 0 in), set May 20, 2023 in Tucson, Arizona, ranks her as the #4 thrower of all time. Her personal best weight throw is 25.07 m (82 ft 3 in). On July 17, 2022, at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, Brooke Andersen won the gold medal with a hammer throw of 78.96 m (259 ft 1⁄2 in). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Brooke Andersen is the 7,857th most popular athlete (down from 5,976th in 2024), the 21,167th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,323rd in 2019) and the 859th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Brooke Andersen ranks 7,857 out of 6,025. Before her are Gil Roberts, Adrián Gavira, Kelsey Mitchell, Marta Pérez, Heather Petri, and Lauren Schmetterling. After her are Noelle Pikus-Pace, Pan Feihong, Shalane Flanagan, Ana Paula Vázquez, Ramaz Zoidze, and Gülcan Mıngır.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1995, Brooke Andersen ranks 1,048. Before her are Xan de Waard, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Bill Tuiloma, Sasha Alex Sloan, Jhon Murillo, and Brandon Thomas. After her are Martin Koscelník, Élie Gesbert, Brittany Brown, Daryl Bultor, Katharina Huber, and Yaryna Chornohuz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Brooke Andersen ranks 21,175 out of 20,380. Before her are Dominique Dawes (1976), Brad Maddox (1984), Heather Petri (1978), Taylor Twellman (1980), Lauren Schmetterling (1988), and Gani Lawal (1988). After her are Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), Larry Fitzgerald (1983), Samara Joy (1998), Charles Jenkins (1989), Shalane Flanagan (1981), and Brandon Vázquez (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Brooke Andersen ranks 859. Before her are Twanisha Terry (1999), Amanda Polk (1986), Janine Hanson (1982), Gil Roberts (1989), Heather Petri (1978), and Lauren Schmetterling (1988). After her are Noelle Pikus-Pace (1982), Shalane Flanagan (1981), Jillian Camarena-Williams (1982), Brittany Brown (1995), Lindsay Shoop (1981), and Collin Morikawa (1997).

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