HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — Hershey native Valarie Allman won gold in the women’s discus at the Tokyo Olympics. Allman’s finals opening throw was 68.98 meters. It was the first medal for the U.S. track and ...

Valarie Allman competes in the women's discus during the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in Eugene.The women's discus during the U.S. Track and Field Trials at Hayward Field in ...

Discus thrower Valarie Allman won the first track and field gold medal for the United States at the Tokyo Games. Allman’s winning throw went 68.98 meters (226 feet, 3 inches) to hold off Kristin ...

USA’s Valarie Allman competes in the women’s discus throw final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 2, 2021. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN ...

A week ago, Stanford’s Valarie Allman told herself she was capable of winning a gold medal in the discus at the Tokyo Games. “I said it and I meant it,” Allman said Monday after becoming the third ...

TOKYO (NEXSTAR) — Alex Rose, the Olympian from Grand Rapids, came up short in the discus preliminaries at the Tokyo Olympics Friday. Only the top 12 of 32 throwers advanced to the finals. Though all ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Discus thrower Valarie Allman won the first ...