Braheme Days, Jr.
"Braheme" redirects here. For his father, a police officer, see Braheme Days.
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 18, 1995 Bridgeton, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 299 lb (136 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) |
SP (5 kg): 20.14 m (Lille 2011) SP (5.45 kg): 21.53 m (New York 2012) SP (6 kg): 21.16 m (Chula Vista 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Braheme Days, Jr. (born January 18, 1995) is an American shot putter.
He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1]
Braheme won his first National HS Shot Put title at the NBIN meet in New York, New York with a throw of 21.00m(5.45k)
The Press of Atlantic City named Days their Boy's Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2011,[2] as well as Indoor Athlete of the Year 2012.[3]
He was a USA Today All-American track and field selection in 2012.[4]
He eventually signed to the UCLA Bruins in February 2013.
Braheme is the current American Junior Record holder in the shot put with a distance of 21.16m(6k).
References
- ↑ Records-a-plenty on day two at World Youths | Athletics Weekly - the best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport
- ↑ Press boys track and field Athlete of the Year: Braheme Days Jr. of Bridgeton - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Sports
- ↑ Bridgeton shot putter Braheme Days Jr. uses hard work to become The Press Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year - pressofAtlanticCity.com: High School Sports
- ↑ "2012 All-USA boys and girls track teams revealed". USA Today. July 21, 2012.
External links
- Braheme Days, Jr. profile at IAAF
- UCLA Bruins bio
- DyeStat profile for Braheme Days
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