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Melissa Weis

b. 1971

American discus thrower

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About Melissa Weis

Born 1971. Melissa Weis is an American athletics competitor.

Melisa Weis (born May 22, 1971) is a retired female discus thrower from the United States. She set her personal best (57.34 metres) in the women's discus throw event on 1995-08-10 at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, where she didn't reach the final round.

While at Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield, California, Weiss set the NFHS national high school record in the discus throw at 176' 10" which stood for three years until it was beaten by Suzy Powell. She also won the CIF California State Meet three years in a row, 1988-1990 and added the shot put title in 1989. Her teammate Dawn Dumble was her closest competition all four years, taking the titles Weiss missed.

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Who is Melissa Weis?

American discus thrower

When was Melissa Weis born?

Melissa Weis was born on 22 May 1971.

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Melissa Weis is an athletics competitor.

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Melissa Weis is American.

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· Wikidata: Q6812903

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