| Kelsey Card | |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Discus throw |
| Birth Date: | 20 August 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Plainview, Illinois, U.S. |
| Hometown: | Carlinville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height: | 5inchesft10inchesin (ftin) |
| Turnedpro: | 2016 |
| Collegeteam: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Coach: | David Astrauskas |
| Pb: | Discus throw Weight throw Shot put Hammer throw as of September 3, 2019 |
Kelsey Card (born August 20, 1992) is an American track and field athlete whose specialty is the discus throw.[1]
Kelsey Card finished a master's degree in 2019 and opened Marriage and family therapy business in Madison, Wisconsin.[2]
During the 2016 season, Card won the individual title at the Big Ten Conference outdoor track and field championships and took first place for All-American honors at NCAA national championships in discus.[3] [4] [5]
Kelsey Card placed third in Discus behind Team USA teammates Whitney Ashley and Shelbi Vaughan at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) to qualify to represent at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
| Representing the | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Pan American Junior Championships | Miramar, United States | 3rd | Shot put | ||
| 2014 | NACAC U23 Championships | Kamloops, Canada | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | Discus | ||||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | 7th | Discus | ||
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 25th (q) | Discus | ||
| 2019 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | 8th | Discus | ||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 14th (q) | Discus | |||
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 28th (q) | Discus | ||
| 2011 | USA Junior Championships | Eugene, Oregon | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | [8] |
| 9th | Discus | [9] | ||||
| 2012 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 20th | Shot put | [10] | |
| 2014 | USA Championships | Sacramento, California | 6th | Discus | [11] | |
| 4th | Shot put | [12] | ||||
| 2015 | USA Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | Discus | [13] | |
| 18th | Shot put | [14] | ||||
| 2016 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 3rd | Discus | [15] | |
| 2017 | USA Championships | Sacramento, California | 5th | Discus | [16] | |
| 11th | Shot put | [17] | ||||
| 2018 | USA Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 6th | Discus | [18] | |
| 2019 | USA Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 2nd | Discus | ||
| 2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | Discus |
Kelsey earned 11 USTFCCCA NCAA Division I All-American awards and Big Ten Conference honors 14-times.
| Representing Wisconsin Badgers women's track and field | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championship | Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship | NCAA Division I Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |||
| 2012 | Weight Throw 20th Shot put 3rd | Shot put 6th | Big Ten Conference Outdoor Track and Field Discus 5th Shot Put 4th | Discus 16th | ||
| 2013 | Weight Throw 10th Shot put 3rd | Shot put 13th | Discus 8th Shot Put 6th | Discus 17th | ||
| 2014 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2015 | Weight Throw 1st Shot put 1st | Weight Throw 11th Shot Put 4th | Shot put 1st Discus 2nd | Discus 2nd Shot Put 2nd | ||
| 2016 | Weight Throw 1st Shot put 1st | Weight Throw 13th Shot Put 5th | Shot put 1st Discus 1st Hammer throw 3rd | Discus 1st Shot Put 4th | ||