Rudy Winkler
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 (age 29) Albany, New York, United States |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event | Hammer throw |
College team | Cornell Big Red |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | Hammer: 82.71 m (271 ft 4 in) |
Updated on July 8, 2021 |
Rudy Winkler (born December 6, 1994) is an American male track and field athlete who competes in the hammer throw.[1] He is the NACAC area record holder[2] and American record holder with a throw of 82.71 m (271 ft 4 in) for the hammer[3] and holds a personal best of 23.32 m (76 ft 6 in) for the weight throw. He was the hammer national champion in 2016 and 2020, winning the 2016.[4] and 2020 United States Olympic Trials.[5]
Career
Born in Sand Lake, New York, Winkler attended Averill Park High School and competed in the hammer from a young age and represented the United States in age category competitions. He was a finalist at both the 2011 World Youth and the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[6] He won his first international medal at the Pan American Junior Championships in 2013, taking the silver medal behind Mexico's Diego del Real.[7]
He joined Cornell University and competed collegiately for their Cornell Big Red track team and was selected for the Quill and Dagger society. He topped the field of the weight throw at the 2015 Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Championships, then won the hammer title at the conference's outdoor championships later that year. At his first national event, he came eighth in the hammer at the 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. In the 2016 season, he defended his Ivy League Indoor title and placed tenth at the NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. He was again hammer champion at the Ivy League Outdoor meet and set a personal record of 72.84 m (238 ft 11+1⁄2 in) to place runner-up to Britain's Nick Miller at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[8]
At the 2016 United States Olympic Trials a big personal best of 76.76 m (251 ft 10 in) brought him his first national title and selection for the USA Olympic team.[9] Although he was just short of the 77-meter qualifying standard set by the IAAF, he was invited to compete as one of the highest-ranked athletes, as an insufficient number of people had achieved the mark that year.[10]
He currently resides in Washington, D.C., with his fiancé, Olivia Foster.[11][12]
His greatest sports influences are his friends and coaches Paddy McGrath and Roman Feldman.
International competitions
National titles
- USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Hammer throw: 2016
- Hammer throw: 2020
Personal records[13]
- Hammer throw – 82.71 m (271 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (2021)
- Discus throw – 51.47 m (168 ft 10+1⁄4 in) (2019)
- Weight throw – 23.32 m (76 ft 6 in) (2017)
References
- ^ "Rudy Winkler". Team USA. Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Hammer Throw Men − Records". IAAF. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ^ "US Track and Field Olympic Trials 2021, results". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Rudy Winkler. All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ [1] Archived 2021-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. US Olympic Track and Field Trials Results. Retrieved on 2021-06-21.
- ^ Rudy Winkler. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ 2013 Pan American Junior Championships Official results. Americas Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ Rudy Winkler. TFRRS. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ "TFRRS | 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Men Hammer Throw Track & Field Meet Results". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ Bohnert, Craig (2016-07-14). 3 U.S. Men's Hammer Throwers Invited To Compete At Rio Olympics. Team USA. Retrieved on 2016-07-16.
- ^ "Current Masthead – Cornell Law Review". cornelllawreview.org. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Who is Rudy Winkler dating? Record-holder Olympian's girlfriend is a star Cornell law student". meaww.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ^ "Rudy WINKLER | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-05-22.
External links
- Rudy Winkler at World Athletics
Awards | ||
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Preceded by | Track & Field News High School Boys Athlete of the Year 2013 | Succeeded by |
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New York Athletic Club
- 1876: William Curtis
- 1877: George Parmly
- 1878: William Curtis
- 1879: James McDermott
- 1880: William Curtis
- 1881-2: Frank Lambrecht
- 1883: Wilson Coudon
- 1884-5: Frank Lambrecht
- 1886: Wilson Coudon
- 1887: Charles Queckberner
- 1888Note 1: Frank Lambrecht
Amateur Athletic Union
- 1888Note 1: William Barry
- 1889–96: James Mitchel
- 1897-9: John Flanagan
- 1900: Rich. Sheridan
- 1901-2: John Flanagan
- 1903: James Mitchel
- 1904-5: Alfred Plaw
- 1906-7: John Flanagan
- 1908: Matt McGrath
- 1909: Lee Talbott
- 1910: Matt McGrath
- 1911: Con Walsh
- 1912: Matt McGrath
- 1913-7: Pat Ryan
- 1918: Matt McGrath
- 1919–21OT: Pat Ryan
- 1922: Matt McGrath
- 1923-4: Fred Tootell
- 1925-6: Matt McGrath
- 1927: Jack Merchant
- 1928OT: Edmund Black
- 1929: Jack Merchant
- 1930: Norwood Wright
- 1931: Ed Flanagan
- 1932OT: Frank Conner
- 1933: Pat O'Callaghan
- 1934: Donald Favor
- 1935: Henry Dreyer
- 1936: William Rowe
- 1937-8: Irving Folwartshny
- 1939: Chester Cruikshank
- 1940: Stanley Johnson
- 1941: Irving Folwartshny
- 1942: Chester Cruikshank
- 1943-5: Henry Dreyer
- 1946: Irving Folwartshny
- 1947-8: Bob Bennett
- 1949–51: Samuel Felton
- 1952: Tom Bane
- 1953: Marty Engel
- 1954: Bob Backus
- 1955–61: Hal Connolly
- 1962-3: Albert Hall
- 1964-5: Hal Connolly
- 1966-8: Ed Burke
- 1969: Tom Gage
- 1970-1: George Frenn
- 1972: Al Schoterman
- 1973: Ted Bregar
- 1974: Steve DeAutremont
- 1975: Boris Djerassi
- 1976: Larry Hart
- 1977: Emmitt Berry
- 1978: Boris Djerassi
- 1979: Scott Neilson
- 1980: Giampaolo Urlando
The Athletics Congress
- 1981: Richard Olsen
- 1982-3: Dave McKenzie
- 1984-5: Jud Logan
- 1986: Bill Green
- 1987: Jud Logan
- 1988: Ken Flax
- 1989: Lance Deal
- 1990: Ken Flax
- 1991-2OT: Jud Logan
USA Track & Field
- 1993-6OT: Lance Deal
- 1997: Kevin McMahon
- 1998–2000OT: Lance Deal
- 2001: Kevin McMahon
- 2002: Lance Deal
- 2003-5: James Parker
- 2006-9: A. G. Kruger
- 2010: Jake Freeman
- 2011-2: Kibwé Johnson
- 2013: A. G. Kruger
- 2014-5: Kibwé Johnson
- 2016: Rudy Winkler
- 2017: Alex Young
- 2018: Rudy Winkler
- 2019: Conor McCullough
- 20212020 OT: Rudy Winkler
- Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships
- OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event.
- 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.