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Braheme Days Jr.
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995 (age 29)
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight299 lb (136 kg)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventShot put
College teamUCLA Bruins
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

SP (5 kg): 20.14 m (Lille 2011)
SP (5.45 kg): 21.53 m (New York 2012)

SP (6 kg): 21.16 m (Chula Vista 2014)
Medal record
Athletics
Representing the  United States
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Oregon Shot put
World Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lille Shot put
NACAC Under-23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 San Salvador Shot Put

Braheme Days Jr. (born January 18, 1995) is an American shot putter.

He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Prep

Days won his first National HS Shot Put title at the NBIN meet in New York, New York with a throw of 21.00m(5.45k)

Days attended Bridgeton High School and was selected by The Press of Atlantic City as their Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2011, as well as Indoor Athlete of the Year 2012.

He was a USA Today All-American track and field selection in 2012.

NCAA

He eventually signed to the UCLA Bruins in February 2013.

Days is the current American Junior Record holder in the shot put with a distance of 21.16 m (69 ft 5 in)(6k). He placed tenth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 18.76 m (61 ft 6+1⁄2 in). Days placed fifth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 20.03 m (65 ft 8+1⁄2 in). He won shot put at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in 19.36 m (63 ft 6 in).

References

  1. Records-a-plenty on day two at World Youths | Athletics Weekly - the best coverage of the No.1 Olympic sport Archived September 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Press boys' track and field Athlete of the Year: Braheme Days Jr. of Bridgeton - pressofAtlanticCity.com: Sports
  3. Bridgeton shot putter Braheme Days Jr. uses hard work to become The Press Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year - pressofAtlanticCity.com: High School Sports
  4. "2012 All-USA boys' and girls' track teams revealed". USA Today. July 21, 2012.
  5. Braheme Days TEAM UCLA, NCAA DI, Pac-12 Conference, MPSF, DI West Results, TFRRS, retrieved July 18, 2016

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