Carol Cady
Encyclopedia
Carol Therese Cady is a retired female shot put
ter and discus throw
er from the United States
. She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. During the 1980s
Cady was one of the first women to compete in hammer throw
. Cady was on the track team while a student at Stanford University
.
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
ter and discus throw
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
er from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She competed for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. During the 1980s
1980s
File:1980s decade montage.png|thumb|400px|From left, clockwise: The first Space Shuttle, Columbia, lifted off in 1981; American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev eased tensions between the two superpowers, leading to the end of the Cold War; The Fall of the Berlin Wall in...
Cady was one of the first women to compete in hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
. Cady was on the track team while a student at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Achievements
| Representing the | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 13th | 58.50 m (discus) |