Adelaide Aquilla

Adelaide Aquilla (pronounced ah-quill-ah, born March 3, 1999) is an American athlete who specialises in the shot put.

[1] From Westlake, Ohio, she attended Magnificat High School before attending Ohio State University where she was coached by Ashley Kovacs, wife of Olympian shot putter Joe Kovacs.

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.

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

[8] She finished sixth in the shot put at the 2024 Diamond League event 2024 Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme in Rabat.