Rachel Richeson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Hammer throw |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | Hammer: 78.80m (2025) |
Rachel Richeson (née Tanczos;[1] born 27 September 1999) is an American track and field athlete. She won the American national title at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the weight throw.[2]
Early life
She attended Bethlehem Catholic High School in Pennsylvania where she was part of the volleyball team, and was a hurdler and jumper before focusing on throwing events. She later attended University of Notre Dame from 2017, where her father Dan had been an American football player, with the desire to pursue the hammer throw.[3][4]
Career
She won the bronze medal at the 2023 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico with a personal best 24.58 metres for the weight throw.[5]
She won the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the Weight Throw in New York in February 2025, with a throw of 25.26 metres.[6]
In April 2025, she won the hammer throw at the Oklahoma Throws Series, a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting in Ramona, Oklahoma, with a personal best throw of 78.80 metres, a distance which moved her to fifth place on the world all-time list.[7]
References
- ^ Hof-Mahoney, Paul (April 10, 2025). "Previewing The Top Throwers To Watch At The 2025 Ramona World Invite". Citiusmag.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Rachel Richeson". World Athletics. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Bethlehem Catholic's Tanczos is 2017 lehighvalleylive Girls Athlete of the Year". Lehighvalleylive.com. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Becahi's Tanczos all set for college after PIAA discus medal". lehighvalleylive.com. May 27, 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "WEIGHT THROW WORLD BESTS PUT SPOTLIGHT ON FIELD EVENTS ON DAY TWO OF USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf. 17 Feb 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "RACHEL RICHESON 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S WEIGHT THROW - USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2025". Runnerspace. 23 Feb 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Allman throws 73.52m North American discus record in Ramona". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.