Stephanie Brown Trafton
- March 10, 2024
- Athletics Competitor
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 1, 1979(1979-12-01) |
| Age | 45 |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
Stephanie Brown Trafton Biography
| Birthday | Dec 1 |
| Birth Year | 1979 |
| Place Of Birth | California |
Stephanie Brown Trafton is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on December 1, 1979 in San Luis Obispo, United States. As of June 1, 2023, Stephanie has a net worth approximately $5 Million. Stephanie Brown Trafton (born December 1, 1979) is an American track and field athlete who won the discus throwing gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She is thus one of only two American women to have ever won the event, and the only one since the Great Depression.
Unlike many 21st-century American Olympians, Brown Trafton had a day job as she prepared for the Beijing Games. Using skills rooted in her undergraduate degree from Cal Poly, she is the Director of Operations for Track & Field and Cross Country sports at California State University, Sacramento, and she worked as a computer-assisted designer for an environmental consulting firm in Sacramento, California called Sycamore Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Despite the significance of the victory to the US Track and Field program, Brown Trafton’s winning distance of 212 feet 5 inches (64.74 m) caused one track and field reporter to label Beijing a “low-standard competition”. It wasn’t a personal best for the athlete. Nor was it an Olympic record, as Copeland’s gold had been in 1932. It failed to approach Gabriele Reinsch’s 1988 world record of 251 feet 11 inches (76.80 m). In fact, not only was Leslie Deniz’ 24-year-old silver medal-winning throw longer than any throw of the 2008 Olympics, but no gold medalist since Lia Manoliu in the 1968 games had posted a shorter winning distance. Only 2 of the 12 finalists at the Beijing Olympics had a personal best under Brown Trafton’s winning throw, and the average personal best of the field was 219 feet even (66.75 m). However, she was peaking when most of the field was in personal decline. When viewed against the prism of 2008-only performances, the only members of the field other than Brown Trafton to better the winning 212 feet 5 inches (64.74 m) mark were Aretha Thurmond, Nicoleta Grasu and Yarelis Barrios. In fact, only six women other than Brown Trafton had thrown better in 2008, and they were not all present in Beijing.
It was the second American gold in the event, after Copeland’s gold at the Depression-handicapped 1932 Summer Olympics. It was the fourth medal in American history, behind Leslie Deniz’ silver won at the politically boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics. Additionally, it was the first American medal in the sport won outside the city of Los Angeles since Copeland’s silver medal in Amsterdam.
Stephanie Brown Trafton Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Athletics Competitor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Stephanie is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Stephanie Brown Trafton 's net worth $5 Million.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 4 in |
| Weight | 205 lbs |
Stephanie Brown Trafton height 6 ft 4 in Stephanie weight 205 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
Stephanie Brown Trafton Husband
According to our records, Stephanie Brown Trafton married to Jerry Trafton. As of January 12, 2023, Stephanie Brown Trafton’s is not dating anyone.
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Stephanie Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Stephanie Brown Trafton celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.