Alex Rose (athlete)

Alex Rose (born 17 November 1991) is a Samoan athlete competing primarily in the discus throw and occasionally in the shot put and hammer throw.[2] He represented his country at two World Championships, in 2013[3] and 2015,[4] failing to qualify for the final on both occasions. He also represented Samoa at the 2016 Olympics.[5] He has had success at the Oceania Athletics Championships, with eight gold medals in three different throwing events.

Alex Rose
Personal information
Born (1991-11-17) 17 November 1991
West Branch, Michigan, United States
EducationCentral Michigan University
Sport
Country Samoa
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Discus throw, shot put, hammer throw
College teamCentral Michigan Chippewas[1]
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Samoa
Pacific Games
2015 Port MoresbyDiscus
2015 Port MoresbyShot Put
2015 Port MoresbyHammer
Oceania Championships
2012 Cairns Discus
2012 Cairns Hammer
2013 Papeete Shot Put
2013 Papeete Discus
2013 Papeete Hammer
2015 Cairns Shot Put
2015 Cairns Discus
2015 Cairns Hammer
Updated on 23 August 2016.

Although born in the United States, Rose holds dual-citizenship with Samoa since his father was born in that country and emigrated to the US as a 19-year-old.[6] He threw for Central Michigan University.[1]

His personal best in the discus is 66.91 metres (Claremont, California, 19 July 2019).

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing the  United States
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 22nd (q) Discus throw (1.75 kg) 53.46 m
Representing  Samoa
2012 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st Discus throw 56.29 m
1st Hammer throw 51.10 m
2013 Oceania Championships Papeete, French Polynesia 1st Shot put 17.22 m
1st Discus throw 56.05 m
1st Hammer throw 55.49 m
Universiade Kazan, Russia 7th Discus throw 58.64 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 29th (q) Discus throw 56.19 m
2015 Oceania Championships Cairns, Australia 1st Shot put 16.89 m
1st Discus throw 60.95 m
2nd Hammer throw 53.29 m
Pacific Games Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 2nd Shot put 16.58 m
1st Discus throw 56.40 m
2nd Hammer throw 58.66 m
World Championships Beijing, China 25th (q) Discus throw 59.07 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 29th (q) Discus throw 57.24 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 19th (q) Discus throw 61.62 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 8th Discus throw 59.56 m
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 21st (q) Discus throw 61.80 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Shot put – 17.22 (Papeete 2013)
  • Discus throw – 66.31 (Garage Strength Open 2019) NR
  • Hammer throw – 58.66 (Port Moresby 2015) NR

Indoor

  • Shot put – 17.75 (Bowling Green 2011)
  • Weight throw – 19.73 (Chicago 2016) NR

Personal life

Previous Band 2018 - 2018 The Band Formally Known as Malfoy

References
  1. "Alex Rose Bio :: Central Michigan Men's Track :: CMUChippewas.COM :: The Official Site of Central Michigan Athletics". cmuchippewas.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. Alex Rose at World Athletics
  3. http://dt9guucc6nuua.cloudfront.net/competitiondocuments/pdf/4873/AT-DT-M-q----.SL2.pdf?v=1019889980
  4. http://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/4875/AT-DT-M-q----.SL2.pdf
  5. "IAAF: Discus Throw Summary - The XXXI Olympic Games - iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. Patti Brehler (25 August 2015). "A local champion has Olympic dreams". Omegaw Voice. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.


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