DeAnna Price

DeAnna Marie Price (born June 8, 1993) is an American track and field athlete competing primarily in the hammer throw. Price's personal best in the hammer is , the American record, set at the 2020 US Olympic trials. The throw ranked her as the #3 women's thrower in history.

In February 2021, Price broke the women's world record in the indoor hammer-style 25-pound weight throw. Price, the former Southern Illinois University athlete, threw the weight 85-4¼, breaking the previous record of 83-11½ set by Gwen Berry in 2017.

Career Price attended Troy Buchanan High School in Troy, Missouri. There she was an All-State softball player and finished second in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the state track meet. Price had college scholarship offers in both softball and track and field.

While throwing for Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, she won back to back NCAA titles in the hammer throw. Price has endured a series of injuries and only has one kidney.

Price represented the USA at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. A month before the World Championships, Price had finished fourth at the 2015 Pan American Games. Then, two weeks later, Price picked up her first international medal by taking a silver behind Amber Campbell at the 2015 NACAC Championships.

Price placed third in hammer behind Team USA teammates Amber Campbell and Gwen Berry at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials Price represented the United States at 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing eighth.

Price won the gold medal at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, becoming the first woman from the United States to medal in any women's throws event at a World Championships.

She was hired as an assistant coach for Illinois Fighting Illini in 2022.

Price competed in the women's hammer throw at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She threw 71 meters, placing 11th at the event.

Competition record

Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 16.30 m (Mt. SAC Relays 2015 ) Hammer throw – 80.31 m (Olympic Trials, 2021) Discus – 53.46 m (MVC Outdoors 2015 ) Indoor Shot put – 16.29 m (Carbondale 2014) Weight throw – 26.02 m (Albuquerque, 2023, World Record )