Janee' Kassanavoid


Janee' Kassanavoid is a Native American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw.

Professional career

Kassanavoid set her personal best of on April 30, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. On July 17, 2022, at the 2022 [World Athletics Championships] in Eugene, Oregon, Kassanavoid won the bronze medal with a distance of 74.86 m. She is Native American—a member of the Comanche Nation—making her the first Native American woman to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships.

US Track and Field Championships

Kansas State University and Johnson County Community College

Janee' Kassanavoid is a 7-time Track and field All-American and 3-time Big 12 Conference champion.

High school

Kassanavoid is a 2013 alumnus of Lawson High School in Lawson, Missouri.