Valarie Allman

Valarie Carolyn Allman (born February 23, 1995) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the discus throw.^[5] She is a two time Olympic champion, having won the gold medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and 2024 Paris Olympics. Allman won bronze at the 2022 World Athletics Championships, making her the first American woman to win a world championship medal in the discus throw,^[6][7] and later a silver medal at the 2023 World Championships. She is the North American record holder for the event.

Valarie Allman

Allman at the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
Personal information
Full name	Valarie Carolyn Allman
Born	(1995-02-23) February 23, 1995 (age 30) Newark, Delaware, U.S.[1][2]
Home town	Longmont, Colorado, U.S.
Education	Stanford University[3]
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)[4]
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Discus throw
College team	Stanford Cardinal
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Discus throw 2024 Paris Discus throw World Championships 2023 Budapest Discus throw 2022 Eugene Discus throw Diamond League 2021 Discus throw 2022 Discus throw 2023 Discus throw 2024 Discus throw NACAC Championships in Athletics 2018 Toronto Discus World Junior Championships in Athletics 2014 Eugene Discus Universiade 2017 Taipei Discus

Personal life

Allman was born in Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware and raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania.^[8][1][2] She graduated from Silver Creek High School in Longmont, Colorado in 2013.^[9] She then graduated from Stanford University in 2017 with a B.S. in product design.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Allman was a seven-time All-American at Stanford University. She went on to represent her country at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where she won a silver medal, and the 2017 World Championships, where she did not qualify for the final. She was the 2018 National Champion.^[10] In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2018 Athletics World Cup and silver at the 2018 NACAC Championships. She won a gold medal at the 2021 Summer Olympics. At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, she won a bronze medal, which made her the first American woman to win a world championship medal in the discus throw.^[6][7] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she won a gold medal.^[11]

Allman's personal best in the discus event is 73.52 m (241 ft 2+1⁄4 in), set at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational in Ramona, OK on April 12, 2025. This was the 6th longest throw in history, extends her American record, and reclaims the North American record.^[12]

She now resides in Austin, Texas and trains under Coach Zebulon Sion at the University of Texas, where she is a volunteer assistant. She was sponsored by Oiselle through 2020, as well as the New York Athletic Club. She is currently sponsored by Asics.^[13]

Achievements

Personal bests

• Discus throw – 73.52 m (241 ft 2+1⁄4 in) (Ramona, OK 2025) North American record

International competitions

Allman in action in 2018.

Representing the  United States

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Result
2014	World Junior Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	2nd	Discus	56.75 m (186 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	5th	Discus	55.68 m (182 ft 8 in)
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	28th (q)	Discus	53.85 m (176 ft 8 in)
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	Discus	58.36 m (191 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
2018	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	3rd	Discus	61.10 m (200 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
	NACAC Championships	Toronto, Canada	2nd	Discus	59.67 m (195 ft 9 in)
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	7th	Discus	61.82 m (202 ft 10 in)
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	1st	Discus	68.98 m (226 ft 4 in)
2022	World Championships	Eugene, OR, United States	3rd	Discus	68.30 m (224 ft 1 in)
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Discus	69.23 m (227 ft 2 in)
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	1st	Discus	69.50 m (228 ft 0 in)