Sam Mattis (USA) discus (PB) 70.08 meters Ramona (Oklahoma) 2025-04-10.
Samuel Harrison Mattis (born March 19, 1994) is an American Olympic track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he came in 11th.
Mattis represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Men’s discus throw in Paris.
Career
Mattis won the 2011 New Jersey Meet of Champions, and the 2012 New Balance Nationals, in the discus throw.
Mattis competed for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in college for four years. He won the gold medal at the 2015 NCAA National Championships.
His throw of 67.45 m (221 ft 3 in) to win the 2016 Philadelphia College Classic is the American Collegiate record, and the second-best mark in history by a college student.
Mattis also earned three NCAA All-American honors, and was named the USATFCCA/NCAA National Scholar of the year.
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association selected him as the 2015 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for Division I.
He is a four-time Heps Outdoor Champion in the discus throw, and received First-Team All-Ivy honors for each of his four outdoor seasons.
Mattis won the gold medal at the 2019 Outdoor USA Track and Field Championships, with a throw of 218-9.
At the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, in 2019, he placed 11th.
In June 2021, Mattis became an Olympian after finishing top three at the 2020 United States Track and Field Olympic Trials. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he came in 11th.
Mattis won the gold medal in the discus throw with a throw of 65.93 m (216 ft 3 in) at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon in July 2023.
He won the silver medal with a throw of 64.69m at the 2023 Doha Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. He won the silver medal in the discus throw with a throw of 66.07 m (216 ft 9 in) at the 2024 United States Olympic trials.
PB: 70.08 meters at Ramona 2025-04-10.
Born March 19, 1994 Manhattan, New York City, NY.
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm).
Weight 245 lb (111 kg).
Thanks to Daniel McQuaid for the footage.
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