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Adelaide Aquilla
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Personal information
Birth nameAdelaide Aquilla
Born (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 (age 26)
Westlake, Ohio, U.S.
Alma materOhio State University
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics (track and field)
Events
University teamOhio State Buckeyes
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking10th (shot put, 2023)
Personal bests
  • Shot put: 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) (2022)
  • Discus throw: 57.86 m (189 ft 9+3⁄4 in) (2022)
  • Hammer throw: 46.19 m (151 ft 6+1⁄2 in) (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Shot put

Adelaide Aquilla (/æˈdɛˈleɪd əˈkwɪlˈə/ A-deh-layd ə-KWIL-ə; born March 3, 1999)[1][2] is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put.[1] She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3]

Early life and education

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Aquilla was born in Westlake, Ohio, to Tracy and Jared Aquilla.[3] She grew up in Rocky River, Ohio, and has two younger brothers, Jonas and Ambrose.[2]

Aquilla graduated from Magnificat High School in 2017.[4] She then attended Ohio State University, where she double majored in communications and hospitality management and was a walk-on for the Buckeyes track team.[4] She was coached by Ashley Kovacs, wife of Olympic shot putter Joe Kovacs.[5]

Career

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Aquilla was a 2019 NCAA outdoor qualifier in the shot put and finished 12th with a personal best outdoor toss of 16.59 m (54 ft 5 in) to earn second-team All-America honors. In 2021 she was successful in defending the title of Big Ten Conference indoor shot put champion, winning at the 2020 meet with a personal best toss of 17.82 m (58 ft 5+1⁄2 in), and in 2021 she set another personal best with a throw of 19.12 m (62 ft 8+3⁄4 in). She was a 2020 NCAA indoor All-American in the shot with the nation's third-longest throw. In 2021 Aquilla won both indoor and outdoor NCAA titles and she was named Ohio State's female athlete of the year alongside Justin Fields as her male counterpart.[6][7][8]

At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June 2021, Aquilla finished third with a throw of 18.95 m (62 ft 2 in), securing a place at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics behind Raven Saunders and Jessica Ramsey.[9] She placed 20th at the Olympics with a throw of 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in).[1]

Aquilla won additional NCAA championships at the Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 2022 and the Indoor Track and Field Championships in 2023, setting a collegiate record with a throw of 19.64 m (64 ft 5 in) in the former.[10]

In November 2023, Aquilla won a bronze medal in the shot put at the Pan American games held in Santiago, Chile.[11]

She finished sixth in shot put at the 2024 Diamond League event in Rabat.[12]

Competition history

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All results are from World Athletics.

International competitions

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Representing the  United States
Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 20th Shot put 17.68 m (58 ft 0 in) —
2023 Pan American Games Santiago, Chile 3rd Shot put 17.73 m (58 ft 2 in) —

National competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
2021 United States Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 3rd Shot put 18.95 m (62 ft 2 in) —
2022 USA Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Shot put 19.45 m (63 ft 9+1⁄2 in) —
2023 USA Championships Eugene, Oregon 2nd Shot put 19.02 m (62 ft 4+3⁄4 in) —
2024 USA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 3rd Shot put 18.74 m (61 ft 5+3⁄4 in) —
United States Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th Shot put 18.92 m (62 ft 3⁄4 in) —
2025 USA Indoor Championships Staten Island, New York 5th Shot put 17.76 m (58 ft 3 in) —

NCAA titles

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Adelaide AQUILLA | Profile". worldathletics.org.
  2. ^ a b "Adelaide Aquilla - 2023 - Women's Track & Field". Ohio State. 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Adelaide Aquilla Bet On Herself, And Ohio State Helped Her Make The Big Leap To The Olympics". www.teamusa.com. June 9, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Rocky River native and OSU shot put star secures spot on U.S. Olympic track and field team". News 5 Cleveland WEWS. June 25, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  5. ^ Andrew Lind (June 25, 2021). "Ohio State Shot Putter Adelaide Aquilla Qualifies For Tokyo Olympics". si.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Adelaide Aquilla". Ohio State Buckeyes. May 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Lind, Andrew (June 11, 2021). "Ohio State Shot Putter Adelaide Aquilla Wins NCAA Outdoor National Championship". Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More.
  8. ^ "Justin Fields, Adelaide Aquilla Named Ohio State's Athletes Of The Year | Sports Illustrated Ohio State Buckeyes News, Analysis and More". www.si.com.
  9. ^ "U.S. Track & Field Trials Day 7: Live updates, results, highlights | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com.
  10. ^ "Ohio State's Adelaide Aquilla sets program record, wins 4th NCAA championship in shot put".
  11. ^ Salguero, David Rubio (November 3, 2023). "Spectacular day of athletics at the Panam Games with Marileidy Paulino and Renan Correa as the main protagonists". Insidethegames. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Rabat/Marrakech Diamond League 2024 - Results". Watch Athletics. May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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