Edie Boyer

Edie Boyer (born February 21, 1966) is a retired female discus thrower from the United States. She set her personal best (62.92 metres) in the women's discus throw event on 1998-05-16 at a meet in Minnesota. The result is world record for deaf athletes, as Boyer is 80% hearing impaired after a atruggle with meningitis at the age of 10 months.^[1] Boyer was the 1995 USA women's discus champion and competed at two World Championships (1995 and 1997) during her career.

She was on the North Dakota State University track and field and also the NDSU women's basketball team while a student there from 1984-1989.^[2]

Before this she was a hockey player for the Minnesota Checkers, winning the national title three times fra 1981 to 1983.^[1]

References

Edie Boyer profile at IAAF

US National Championship winners in women's discus throw

1923–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1923: Babe Wolbert 1924: Roberta Ranck 1925: MayBelle Reichardt 1926–7: Lillian Copeland 1928: MayBelle Reichardt 1929: Rena MacDonald 1930–1: Evelyn Ferrara 1932–3: Ruth Osburn 1934: Not held 1935: Margaret Wright 1936: Helen Stephens 1937: Elizabeth Lindsey 1938–40: Catherine Fellmeth 1941–2: Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL) 1943: Frances Gorn 1944: Hattie Turner 1945: Frances Kaszubski 1946: Dorothy Dodson 1947–51: Frances Kaszubski 1952–3: Janet Dicks 1954: Marjorie Larney 1955: Alejandrina Ibarra (CUB) 1956: Pamela Kurrell 1957: Olga Connolly 1958–9: Earlene Brown 1960: Olga Connolly 1961: Earlene Brown 1962: Olga Connolly 1963: Sharon Sheppard 1964: Olga Connolly 1965: Lynn Graham 1966–7: Carol Moseke 1968: Olga Connolly 1969–70: Carol Frost 1971–2: Josephine de la Viña (PHI) 1973: Jean Roberts (AUS) 1974: Joan Pavelich (CAN) 1975: Jean Roberts (AUS) 1976: Lynne Winbigler 1977: Jane Haist (CAN) 1978–9: Lynne Winbigler

1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Lorna Griffin 1981: Leslie Deniz 1982: Ria Stalman (NED) 1983: Leslie Deniz 1984: Ria Stalman (NED) 1985–6: Carol Cady 1987: Connie Price 1988: Lacy Barnes 1989–90: Connie Price 1991: Lacy Barnes 1992: Connie Price-Smith

1993–present USA Track & Field	1993–4: Connie Price-Smith 1995: Edie Boyer 1996: Suzy Powell 1997: Lacy Barnes-Mileham 1998–2001: Seilala Sua 2002: Kris Kuehl 2003–4: Aretha Hill 2005: Becky Breisch 2006: Aretha Thurmond 2007: Suzy Powell 2008: Aretha Thurmond 2009: Stephanie Brown Trafton 2010: Becky Breisch 2011–2: Stephanie Brown Trafton 2013–5: Gia Lewis-Smallwood

Notes	OT: Since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials in Olympic years, otherwise held as a discrete event.

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