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Medal record
Dani Samuels
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Australia
World Championships
Gold	2009 Berlin	Discus throw
Commonwealth Games
Bronze	2006 Melbourne	Discus throw
Summer Universiade
Gold	2009 Belgrade	Discus throw

Dani Samuels (born 26 May 1988) is an Australian discus thrower who in 2009 became the youngest ever female world champion in the event.^[1]

[edit] Biography

Samuels was born in 1988 to mother Tracy Samuels and father Mark Samuels. She is the second eldest of 4 children and the family grew up in Merrylands, a suburb of Sydney and started athletics at Greystanes Little Athletics club.^{[citation needed]}

Samuels attended Westfields Sports High School as a basketballer before changing to train with her coach Denis Knowles in the Westfields athletic program.^{[citation needed]}

Her personal best throw is 65.44 metres,achieved at the World Championships in Berlin on 21 August 2009, winning her the gold medal. She also competed occasionally in the shot put. Her personal best throw is 16.30 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Sydney.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	1st	Discus
2005	World Youth Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	3rd	Shot put
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	3rd	Discus
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	12th	Shot put
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	1st	Discus
	World Junior Championships	Beijing, China	7th	Shot put
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	6th	Discus
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	9th	Discus
2009	World University Games	Belgrade, Serbia	1st	Discus
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	1st	Discus

[edit] References

^ Dani Samuels - In a Spin. Inside Athletics (September, 2009 edition). [www.insideathletics.com.au]. Retrieved 7-10-2009.

IAAF profile for Dani Samuels
Dani Samuels - In a Spin. Inside Athletics (September, 2009 edition). [1]. Retrieved 7-10-2009.

v • d • e World Champions in Women's Discus Throw

1983 Martina Opitz · 1987 Martina Hellmann · 1991 Tsvetanka Khristova \| 1993 Olga Chernyavskaya · 1995 Ellina Zvereva · 1997 Beatrice Faumuina · 1999 Franka Dietzsch · 2001 Ellina Zvereva · 2003 Iryna Yatchenko · 2005 Franka Dietzsch · 2007 Franka Dietzsch · 2009 Dani Samuels

Summer Universiade Champions in Women's Discus Throw

1959: Györgyi Hegedus (HUN) • 1961 – 1963: Tamara Press (URS) • 1965: Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (HUN) • 1967: Liesel Westermann (FRG) • 1970: Karin Illgen (GDR) • 1973: Faina Melnyk (URS) • 1975 – 1977: Maria Vergova-Petkova (BUL) • 1979: Svetlana Melnikova (URS) • 1981 – 1983: Florenţa Crăciunescu (ROM) • 1985: Maritza Martén (CUB) • 1987: Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) • 1989: Hou Xuemei (CHN) • 1991: Xiao Yanling (CHN) • 1993: Renata Katewicz (POL) • 1995 – 1997: Natalya Sadova (RUS) • 1999: Nicoleta Grasu (ROM) • 2001: Li Qiumei (CHN) • 2003: Natalya Fokina-Semenova (UKR) • 2005: Wioletta Potępa (POL) • 2007: Yarelis Barrios (CUB) • 2009: Dani Samuels (AUS)

Australian National Champions in Women's Discus Throw

1933 – 1935: Cora Hannan • 1936: Doris Carter • 1937: Cora Hannan • 1940: Doris Carter • 1948 – 1950: Charlotte MacGibbon • 1952: Jeanette Joy • 1954: Lorraine Murphy • 1956 – 1958: Lois Jackman • 1960: Isabel Avellán (ARG) • 1962: Rosslyn Williams • 1963 – 1964: Mary McDonald • 1965: Jean Roberts • 1966: Jane Adams • 1967 – 1970: Jean Roberts • 1971: Anna Karner • 1972 – 1973: Sue Culley • 1974 – 1975: Anna Laurens • 1976: Denise Ashford • 1977 – 1981: Gael Mulhall • 1982: Andrina Rovis-Herman • 1983 – 1984: Gael Mulhall • 1985: Sue Reinwald • 1986 – 1987: Gael Martin • 1988: Astra Etienne • 1989 – 1995: Daniela Costian • 1996: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari • 1997 – 1998: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 1999: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari • 2000 – 2001: Alison Lever • 2002 – 2006: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 2007 – 2008: Dani Samuels

Australian National Champions in Women's Shot Put

1933: Cora Hannan • 1935 – 1937: Vera Cowan • 1940: Cora Hannan • 1948: Pat Lucas • 1950: Ann Shanley • 1952 – 1954: Val Lawrence • 1956: Mary Breen • 1958 – 1960: Margaret Woodlock • 1962: Mary Breen • 1963 – 1970: Jean Roberts • 1971 – 1972: Anna Karner • 1973: Chris Schultz • 1974 – 1975: Anna Karner • 1976 – 1981: Gael Mulhall • 1982: Bev Francis • 1983 – 1987: Gael Mulhall • 1988 – 1989: Astra Etienne • 1990: Nicole Carkeek • 1991: Daniela Costian • 1992: Christine King (NZL) • 1993 – 1994: Daniela Costian • 1995: Lisa-Marie Vizaniari • 1996: Georgette Reed (CAN) • 1997 – 1998: Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) • 1999: Tressa Thompson (USA) • 2000: Helen Toussis • 2001: Yoko Toyonaga (JPN) • 2002: Michelle Haage • 2003: Sumi Ichioka (JPN) • 2004 – 2005: Valerie Vili (NZL) • 2006: 'Ana Po'uhila (TGA) • 2007: 'Ana Po'uhila (TGA) and Dani Samuels • 2008: Valerie Vili (NZL)

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