Lacy Barnes-Mileham is a 1996 Atlanta Olympics athlete from the United States

United States

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. She competed in the women's 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...

 event. The USA team sent three athletes to the 1996 Summer Games. Barnes Mileham placed the highest out of her American

United States

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 teammates. She now resides in Fresno County and is a psychology professor at Reedley College

Reedley College

Reedley College often referred to as Reedley, RC, or known to locals as The College is a public community college located in Reedley, California, USA southeast of the Fresno Metropolitan Area and only a 3 hour drive south to Los Angeles or 3 hour drive north to San Francisco...

 in Reedley, California

Reedley, California

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.

She studied at California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno

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 where she was on the track team.

Achievements

Representing the
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...	30th	57.48 m