Laulauga Tausaga

American discus thrower (born 1998)

Laulauga Tausaga

Personal information
Nickname| Lagi Tausaga[1]
Born|  (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 26)
Hawaii, U.S.
Home town| Spring Valley, San Diego County, California, United States
Sport
Sport| Athletics
Event(s)| Discus throw
Shot Put
Hammer
College team| University of Iowa
Club| Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center

Medal record

Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Championships
| 2023 Budapest | Discus throw
NACAC Championships
| 2022 Freeport | Discus
NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics
| 2019 Queretaro | Discus
Pan American U20 Athletics Championships
| 2017 Trujillo | Discus

Laulauga Tausaga-Collins (born 22 May 1998 in Hawaii) is an American discus thrower. With a personal best throw of 69.49 m, she won the gold medal at the 2023 World Athletics Championships.[2] She also won the gold medal at the 2022 NACAC Championships.

## Professional

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Tausaga made the women's discus final at 2019 and 2022 world championships, won silver medals in discus at the 2019 match and 2019 NACAC U-23 Championships. Tausaga won discus at 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships.

She won the gold medal at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest with a fifth throw of 69.49 m that raised her personal best by more than four metres, after finishing 12 and last in the discus final at the previous two world athletics championships.

She failed to qualify for the 2024 US Olympic team by fouling all three of her attempts.[2]

### International

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing  United States
2023  | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary  | 1st  | Discus | 69.49 m (227 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2022  | 2022 NACAC Championships | Freeport, Bahamas | 1st  | Discus | 63.18 m (207 ft 3+1⁄4 in)
World Championships | Eugene, United States  | 12th  | Discus | 56.47 m (185 ft 3 in)
2019  | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 12th  | Discus | 63.94 m (209 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
The Match Europe v USA | Minsk, Belarus | 2nd  | Discus | 63.71 m (209 ft 1⁄4 in)
2019 NACAC U23 Championships in Athletics | Queretaro, Mexico | 2nd  | Discus | 59.37 m (194 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
2017  | 2017 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 1st  | Discus | 59.29 m (194 ft 6+1⁄4 in)

### USA National championships

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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2017  | USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st  | Discus | 60.65 m (198 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | 17th  | Discus | Foul
2018  | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 15th  | Shot put | 15.55 m (51 ft 0 in)
3rd  | Discus | 60.65 m (198 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
2019  | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 3rd  | Discus | 62.08 m (203 ft 8 in)
2021  | United States Olympic trials | Eugene, Oregon | 24th  | Discus | Foul
2022  | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 2nd  | Discus | 64.49 m (211 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
2024  | United States Olympic trials | Eugene, Oregon | 24th  | Discus | Foul

## University of Iowa

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Laulauga Tausaga-Collins is a 2019 NCAA Discus champion, 8-time NCAA Division 1 All-American, 6-time Big Ten Conference champion, & 12-time All-Big Ten Conference scorer.

Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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Representing University of Iowa
2017  | Big Ten Conference
Indoor Track and Field Championship  | SPIRE Institute
Indoor Track & Field Facility | 16th  | Shot put | 14.12 m (46 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
Big Ten Conference
Outdoor Track and Field Championship  | Penn State Nittany Lions
Outdoor Track & Field Facility | 14th  | Shot put | 14.45 m (47 ft 4+3⁄4 in)
1st  | Discus | 55.00 m (180 ft 5+1⁄4 in)
2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 7th | Discus | 55.71 m (182 ft 9+1⁄4 in)
2018  | Big Ten Conference
Indoor Track and Field Championship  | SPIRE Institute
Indoor Track & Field Facility | 11th  | Shot put | 15.51 m (50 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
8th  | Weight throw | 20.03 m (65 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Big Ten Conference
Outdoor Track and Field Championship  | Billy Hayes Track
Outdoor Track & Field Facility | 1st  | Shot put | 16.80 m (55 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
1st  | Discus | 58.39 m (191 ft 6+3⁄4 in)
2018 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 4th | Discus | 56.07 m (183 ft 11+1⁄4 in)
4th | Shot put | 17.34 m (56 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
2019  | Big Ten Conference
Indoor Track and Field Championship  | Stephen M. Ross Athletic Campus
Indoor Track & Field Facility[3] | 2nd  | Shot put | 17.79 m (58 ft 4+1⁄4 in)
24th  | Weight throw | Foul
2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Birmingham CrossPlex
Indoor Track & Field Facility | 15th  | Shot put | 15.84 m (51 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
5th  | Weight throw | 22.23 m (72 ft 11 in)
Mt SAC Relays | Mt SAC Relays
Outdoor Track & Field Facility | 1st  | Hammer throw | 61.34 m (201 ft 2+3⁄4 in)
Beach Invitational | Long Beach State
Outdoor Track & Field Facility | 1st  | Shot put | 18.02 m (59 ft 1+1⁄4 in)
Big Ten Conference
Outdoor Track and Field Championship  | Iowa Hawkeyes Track
Outdoor Track & Field Facility | 3rd  | Shot put | 17.17 m (56 ft 3+3⁄4 in)
7th  | Hammer throw | 60.91 m (199 ft 10 in)
1st  | Discus | 60.28 m (197 ft 9 in)
2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Texas | 1st  | Discus | 63.26 m (207 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
25th  | Shot put | 16.17 m (53 ft 1⁄2 in)
2020  | Big Ten Conference
Indoor Track and Field Championship  | SPIRE Institute
Indoor Track & Field Facility | 2nd  | Shot put | 17.37 m (56 ft 11+3⁄4 in)
1st  | Weight throw | 22.21 m (72 ft 10+1⁄4 in)
2021  | Big Ten Conference
Outdoor Track and Field Championship  | Illinois Fighting Illini Track
Outdoor Track & Field Facility | 5th  | Shot put | 17.52 m (57 ft 5+3⁄4 in)
1st  | Discus | 62.09 m (203 ft 8+1⁄4 in)
2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | University of Oregon | 2nd  | Discus | 63.53 m (208 ft 5 in)
6th  | Shot put | 17.29 m (56 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

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## Prep

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Tausaga won 2014 CIF San Diego Section Shot put title in 13.53 m (44 ft 4+1⁄2 in) and 2015 CIF San Diego Section Shot put title in 14.71 m (48 ft 3 in) while representing Mount Miguel High School. At the 2015 CIF California State Meet, she placed 3rd in the shot put 14.61 m (47 ft 11 in).

## References

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1. ^ Lagi Tausaga's World Championship Journey Iowa Hawkeyes
2. ^ a b "'All the feels': USA's Laulauga Tausaga obliterates PB for shock discus gold". The Guardian. Reuters. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
3. ^ Stephen M. Ross Athletics South Competition and Performance Center Opened in 2017Michigan Wolverines
4. ^ LAULAUGA TAUSAGA (SR-4) IOWA Track and Field Results Reporting System

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laulauga Tausaga.

* Laulauga Tausaga at World Athletics
* Laulauga Tausaga-Collins at www.USATF.org
* Laulauga Tausaga at Iowa Hawkeyes
* Laulauga Tausaga-Collins on Instagram

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World champions in women's discus throw

* 1983:  Martina Opitz (GDR)
* 1987:  Martina Hellmann (GDR)
* 1991:  Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL)
* 1993:  Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS)
* 1995:  Ellina Zvereva (BLR)
* 1997:  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
* 1999:  Franka Dietzsch (GER)
* 2001:  Ellina Zvereva (BLR)
* 2003:  Iryna Yatchenko (BLR)
* 2005:  Franka Dietzsch (GER)
* 2007:  Franka Dietzsch (GER)
* 2009:  Dani Samuels (AUS)
* 2011:  Li Yanfeng (CHN)
* 2013:  Sandra Perković (CRO)
* 2015:  Denia Caballero (CUB)
* 2017:  Sandra Perković (CRO)
* 2019:  Yaime Pérez (CUB)
* 2022:  Feng Bin (CHN)
* 2023:  Laulauga Tausaga (USA)

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