Tavis Bailey | |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 6 January 1992 |
Birth Place: | Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. |
Height: | 6feet |
Weight: | 2950NaN0 |
Sport: | Discus throw |
Collegeteam: | Tennessee |
Pb: | DT: 65.82 m (2016) |
Tavis Bailey (born June 1, 1992) is an American discus thrower.
Bailey was born in Poughkeepsie, New York.[1] He attended A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. After high school, he received a scholarship to play football and compete on the track team at Lenoir–Rhyne University. In 2012, he transferred to the University of Tennessee where he finished out his collegiate career.
In 2012, during his first year at Tennessee, he placed second in the discus at the SEC Outdoor Championships. He was the runner-up thrower at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Bailey qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics by placing second at the 2016 US Olympic Trials with a throw of 63.42 meters.[2]