Anthony Washington is a former American

United States

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 discus throw

Discus throw

The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...

er, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1999 World Championships

1999 World Championships in Athletics

The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29....

 in Seville

Seville

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, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw.

His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw

Hammer throw

The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...

. He is a four-time national champion

National champions discus throw (men)

Below a list of all national champions in the Men's Discus Throw event in track and field from several countries since 1980.- Australia:*1980: Phil Nettle*1981: Phil Nettle*1982: Vlad Slavnic*1983: Paul Nandapi*1984: Paul Nandapi...

 in the men's discus event.

He once appeared in a Snickers

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 candy bar commercial.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1991	Pan American Games Athletics at the 1991 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1991 Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:*...	Havana, Cuba	1st	Discus
1992	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, 43 events in athletics were contested, 24 events by men and 19 by women. The competition ran from July 31, 1992 to August 9, 1992. Fourteen world record-holders were among the contenders...	Barcelona, Spain	12th	Discus
1993	World Championships 1993 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. There were a total of 31 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 17, 1993...	Stuttgart, Germany	10th	Discus
1996	Olympic Games Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total of 40 competitors...	Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...	4th	Discus
1999	World Championships 1999 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Discus These are the official results of the Men's Discus Throw event at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain. There were a total number of 37 participating athletes, with the final held on Tuesday August 24, 1999.-Medalists:-Schedule:...	Seville, Spain	1st	Discus
	Pan American Games Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games The athletics competition at the 1999 Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada. Two new events were introduced for women: pole vault and hammer throw. In addition the 20 km road walk replaced the 10,000 m track walk.-Track:-Field:-Track:...	Winnipeg, Canada	1st	Discus
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	12th	Discus

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