Bryce Ruland

American athlete (born 2006)

Bryce Ruland
Personal information
Born (2006-09-26) 26 September 2006 (age 17)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Discus: 62.59m (Lima, 2024)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Lima Discus

Bryce Ruland (born 26 September 2006) is an American discus thrower. He won the gold medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1]

Early life

He is from Waterford, Wisconsin and attended Waterford Union High School. He would take part in show skiing with the Aquaducks show skiing group, and would be the base for a human pyramid formation.[2] In November 2023, he committed to the University of Iowa.[3]

Career

He won the boys' discus throw at the 2023 Nike National Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[4] In 2023 and 2024 he became the WIAA Division 1 state discus champion.[5] In June 2024, he threw 59.41 metres to finish second at the USATF U20 Championships.[6]

In August 2024, competing at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the Men's discus throw in Lima, Peru, he won the gold medal with a personal best of 62.59 metres.[7][8] He launched his best throw in the first round and then his 62.44m throw in the sixth round also proved to be the second-farthest throw of the competition.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Bryce Ruland". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "BRYCE RULAND - GET TO KNOW - NIKE ELITE 2023". Runnerspace. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "College Signing". Milesplit. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "WISCONSIN LEFT-HANDERS BRYCE RULAND, BEN SMITH GO 1-2 IN DISCUS AT NIKE OUTDOOR NATIONALS". Runnerspace. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Waterford's Bryce Ruland repeats as WIAA Division 1 state discus champion". jsonline.com. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Bryce Ruland 2nd Place Men's Discus Throw - USATF U20 Outdoor Championships 2024". Runnerspace. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Fayisa flies to 1500m gold for Ethiopia on day five in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  9. ^ "UNITED STATES 4X400 RELAY VICTORIES WRAP UP WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Runnerspace. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  • v
  • t
  • e
World U20 Champions in men's discus throw
Authority control databases: People Edit this at Wikidata
  • World Athletics