Kara Winger
United States
World Championship Medals
Personal Bests
Javelin Throw
Memorial van Damme
68.11
9/2/2022
Discus Throw
35.17
6/16/2011
Major Championships
IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Javelin Throw
63.23
IAAF World Championships - Javelin Throw
60.88
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The legendary Kara Winger joins Dom for a comprehensive breakdown of all things throws for this upcoming season.
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Live From The Prefontaine Classic Ft. Kara Winger, Sam Kendricks, KC Lightfoot and Nicola Olyslagers
Chris Chavez and Katelyn Hutchison hosted the first-ever Pre Pre Show, the official pregame show of the 2023 Prefontaine Classic in partnership with TrackTown USA. The meet also doubled as the Diamond League Final.
We chat briefly about our favorite moments from the 2023 regular season and world championships, preview the events we were looking forward to the most and then we're joined by some accomplished guests.
Guests include:
• Kara Winger, 2022 World Championship silver medalist and Diamond League champion in the javelin
• Sam Kendricks, 2x World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist in the pole vault
• KC Lightfoot, U.S. record holder and Olympian in the pole vault
• Nicola Olyslagers, Olympic silver medalist and 2023 World Championship bronze medalist in the high jump
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We always say that there are so many good pieces for everyone to take away from each of the episodes but this one FOR SURE has at least one piece for all to walk away with. I'm not even going to lead into any of it besides that fact that Kara Winger spends time with the tiles!
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"To go out on top — there are so few athletes that can say that, and that really wasn’t my plan! I just wanted to know when it would be over so that I could put everything that I had into each throw."
Kara Winger had long planned for 2022 to be her final javelin season. And what a final season it was! The four-time Olympian capped off her 18-year international career by winning her first global medal (silver, at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, OR), and becoming the first U.S. woman to medal in the javelin at a world championships event. She set a new American record. She took the win at the Wanda Diamond League final. And, after 12 years, she finally broke her own personal record. In this conversation, Kara reflects on her career and on what it means to go out on top. She talks about the support she has felt in the track and field community, and about when she made the decision to retire. She talks about being chosen to be the Team USA flag bearer at last summer's Tokyo Olympic Games, and talks about the struggles she's faced with injuries (two ACL tears and a labrum tear in her left shoulder) and setbacks. Now, the Tracksmith-sponsored athlete will begin the next chapter of her career as the senior director for Parity, an organization dedicated to closing the gender pay gap in sports.
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What you’ll get on this episode:
- What Kara says to everyone who wants her to keep competing (5:00)
- When and why Kara decided to retire, and what her mentality was like heading into her final season (6:50)
- The first thing Kara pictures when she thinks about her final season of competition (13:20)
- Is it possible to get into a flow state when throwing? (18:35)
- What Kara’s childhood was like, and how she found the javelin (20:40)
- How Kara actually learned how to throw a javelin (27:00)
- What it was like becoming an Olympian while still in college (29:15)
- What life was like at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, CA (32:45)
- What Kara’s training is like lately (38:15)
- Kara’s decision to get her MBA (41:45)
- How Kara became the flag bearer for Team USA during the Tokyo Olympics (45:20)
- The support Kara has felt from her community this year (54:00)
- What Kara wishes people understood about throwing, field events, and the javelin specifically (59:00)
- Any chance Kara will compete at World Championships in Budapest next year? (1:03:00)
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EMERGENCY PODCAST! Sydney McLaughlin runs 50.68 to obliterate her own world record in the 400m hurdles and win her first world championship gold medal. She shattered her old record by 0.73 seconds. Michael Norman and Shaunae Miller Uibo get long-awaited gold medals in the 400m. Kara Winger earns a silver medal in the javelin with a 64.05m throw on her sixth and final attempt of her global championship career. Plus...much more!
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The CITIUS MAG team is back with its daily podcast covering the 2022 USA Track and Field Championships live from Eugene, Oregon. In this episode, Chris Chavez, Kyle Merber, Dana Giordano, Katelyn Hutchison and Jasmine Todd unpack all of the biggest surprises from the first day of action including:
Women’s Javelin: How did Kara Winger get so clutch?
Men’s Pole Vault: Who is going to make this team?
Men’s Hammer Throw: Was this the biggest upset of the day?
Women’s Triple Jump: Can Keturah even miss?
Women’s 1500m: What does a 59-second last lap get you?
Men’s 1500m: Hold up, who made the team?
Men’s Steeplechase: Is everyone as happy for Evan Jager as we are?
Women’s 400m: Why did Talitha Diggs get all the good genes?
Men’s 400m: What can Michael Norman do at the World Champs?
Women’s 100m Hurdles: Can this US team sweep?
Women’s 400m Hurdles: SYDNEY BROKE THE WORLD RECORD!!!
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Four-time Olympian Kara Winger talks the javelin, the outdoors, fishing, Cold Stone Ice Cream, being voted captain and carrying the flag at the closing ceremony at the Tokyo Olympics and more.
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Happy National Coaches Day! To celebrate we bring you four mini-podcast throughout the day with an awesome athlete telling us about their most influential coach. Today is a day to celebrate the impact coaches make on the world. We here at Gill Athletics could not do what we do without YOU!
In our second episode of the day, we put javelin thrower extraordinaire Kara Winger on the spot and ask her, "Who's your favorite coach..."!
Kara is the Big Ten record holder with a throw of 61.56m and the American record holder with a throw of 66.67m.