Former Cincinnati Bearcat track and field athlete Annette Echikunwoke threw a season-best 75.48 meters to take the silver medal in the hammer throw for Team USA Tuesday in Paris.
The dual citizen from Nigeria led the event after her third throw but eventually was overtaken by Canada’s Camryn Rogers who threw 76.97 meters for the gold. Echikunwoke becomes the first women’s hammer throw medal winner for the United States.
As a Bearcat she won the weight throw in the NCAA Championships in 2017. She would have competed for her native Nigeria in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo but after a mix-up with the Athletic Federation of Nigeria she switched to the United States and now is a silver medal winner.