Donna Mayhew

Donna Lee Mayhew (born June 20, 1960 in Dupont, Pennsylvania) is a retired female javelin thrower from the United States, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics: 1988 and 1992. She set her personal best (63.66 metres) in 1988.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the United States
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	7th	61.78 m
1991	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	2nd	58.44 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	22nd	56.34 m
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	12th	55.68 m

References

Donna Mayhew profile at IAAF
sports-reference

US National Championship winners in women's javelin throw

1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Roberta Ranck 1924: Esther Spargo 1925: Aloa Silva 1926: Lillian Copeland 1927–8: Margaret Jenkins 1929: Estelle Hill 1930: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1931: Lillian Copeland 1932: Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1933: Nan Gindele 1934: Not held 1935: Sylvia Broman 1936: Martha Worst 1937–8: Rose Auerbach 1939–49: Dorothy Dodson 1950: Amelia Bert 1951: Frances Licata 1952: Marjorie Larney 1953: Amelia Wershoven 1954–6: Karen Anderson 1957–60: Marjorie Larney 1961: Frances Davenport 1962: Karen Mendyka 1963: Frances Davenport 1964–7: RaNae Bair 1968: Barbara Friedrich 1969: Kate Schmidt 1970–2: Sherry Calvert 1973–7: Kate Schmidt 1978: Sherry Calvert 1979: Kate Schmidt

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980–1: Karin Smith 1982: Lynda Hughes 1983–4: Karin Smith 1985: Cathy Sulinski 1986: Helena Uusitalo (FIN) 1987: Karin Smith 1988: Donna Mayhew 1989: Laverne Eve (BAH) 1990–1: Karin Smith 1992: Donna Mayhew

1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993–5: Donna Mayhew 1996: Nicole Carroll 1997: Lynda Lipson 1998: Nicole Carroll 1999–2000: Linda Bluetrich 2001: Kim Kreiner 2002: Serene Ross 2003: Erica Wheeler 2004–6: Kim Kreiner 2007: Dana Pounds 2008–11: Kara Patterson 2012–3: Brittany Borman 2014–5: Kara Winger

Olympic Trials	The 1920, 1928 and 1932 championships, and championships in Olympic years since 1992 have incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held separately.

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