Amber Campbell
Amber Campbell is an American hammer thrower. Campbell attended Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina and competed for the Chanticleer track team. She had her first international competition at the 2005 [World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw|2005 World Championships]. She then competed in the 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2015 World Championships. Her first Olympic berth came at the Athletics at the [2008 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw|2008 Olympic Games] in Beijing, China. She then went on to compete at the Athletics at the [2012 Summer Olympics – Women's hammer throw|2012 Olympic Games] as well. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, Campbell advanced to the finals placing 6th finishing as the highest placing American woman ever.
Her personal best is 74.03 m, which was her winning mark at the 2016 [United States Olympic Trials |2016 United States Olympic Trials] in Eugene. The mark is the former List of [world records in masters athletics#Women Hammer Throw|W35 Masters World Record].