Brittany Borman

Brittany Borman (born July 1, 1989) is an American track and field athlete who competes primarily in the discus and the javelin throw.

[1] She won state championships in high jump (5 ft-4 in) as a sophomore and in both the discus (150 ft-5 in) and shot put (44 ft-10.25 in) as a junior.

In her senior year, she suffered a hamstring injury before the state finals, but still managed to win the discus (135 ft-9 in) and shot put (42 ft-8 in) titles.

[1] In 2006, Borman won the javelin event at the USATF Junior Olympics with a throw of 42.49 metres (139.4 ft) and finished third in the heptathlon with a score of 4538 points.

However, after one season she transferred to the University of Oklahoma and decided to concentrate on the discus and javelin exclusively.

Entering the final round of competition, she was in third place with three spots in the 2012 Summer Olympics up for grabs.

"[4] She will be joined at the Olympics by Oklahoma teammate and close friend Tia Brooks, who placed third in the shot put.