Gabi Jacobs

Gabi Jacobs (born 20 August 1996) is an American discus thrower. She finished third at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.^[1]

Gabi Jacobs

Personal information
Born	(2000-11-02) 2 November 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Discus: 68.21m (2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  United States NACAC Championships 2025 Freeport Discus throw

Career

Competing for the University of Missouri, she was a two-time All-American and school record holder in the discus throw.^{[2] [3]} She threw 58.23 meters in Austin, Texas in 2017.^[4] She increased her personal best to 60.16 metres placing fifth in Des Moines at the USA Championships in 2018.^[5] She was nominated for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year award.^[2]

She threw 68.21m in Kansas in 2025 to move to sixth on the American all-time list. Following that, she competed at the USATF Throws Festival where she threw 63.78m and also threw 65.66m at the Iron Wood Classic.^[6]

She placed third in the discus at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon on 3 August 2025 with a throw of 63.33 metres.^[7] She was named in the United States squad for the 2025 NACAC Championships, winning the silver medal with a throw of 57.07 metres.^[8][9] In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without reaching the final.^[10][11]