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Season's best for Samuels
Beijing Olympic finalist Dani Samuels, 21, threw a season's best in the discus competition at the Usti nad Laben Grand Prix in the Czech Republic yesterday. Samuels threw 62.89m just six centimetres short of her lifetime best of 62.95m.
Samuels placed second to the Czech Republic’s Vera Pospisilova-Cechlova who threw just two centimetres further than Samuels with a 62.91m effort.
Pospisilova-Cechlova, who is ranked above Samuels this year and was fifth in Beijing and has a personal best of 67.71m, was always going to be a tough competitor for Samuels, 10 years her junior.
Confirming her consistency and ability to perform against top competition, Samuels has thrown over 62 metres on five occasions this year against the world champion, Olympic champion and in the World University Games. Although 62.59m claimed bronze at the Beijing Olympics, the performance level at the world championships in Berlin is expected be tougher.
Samuels returns today to Cologne, Germany to continue her world championship preparations.
Dani Samuels - 2009 Season
28 Feb 09 Sydney
Grand
Prix
1st 62.21m (defeated
Olympic champion)
5 Mar 09 Melbourne Grand
Prix
1st 62.69m (defeated
Olympic champion)
8 Jul 09
World University
Games
1st 62.48m (defeated
World No 4)
26 Jul 09 Zeulenroda
Meet
1st 62.25m (defeated
World champion)
29 Jul 09 Usti nad Labem
Grand
Prix
2nd 62.89m (defeated by Beijing
5th place getter)
With thanks to David Tarbotton
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