Laulauga Tausaga

American discus thrower (born 1998)

Laulauga Tausaga

Personal information
Nickname| Lagi Tausaga[1]
Born|  (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 27)
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.[2]

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

### 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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## 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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* Laulauga Tausaga at World Athletics
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* 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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