Ian Waltz

Ian Waltz

Personal information
Full name	Ian Scott Waltz
Born	April 15, 1977 (1977-04-15) (age 47) Post Falls, Idaho, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	269 lb (122 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	68.91 m (2006)
Medal record IAAF World Cup in Athletics 2006 Athens Men's discus throw

Ian Scott Waltz (born April 15, 1977) is an American discus thrower. He is originally from Post Falls, Idaho and attended Washington State University. Waltz competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[1] His personal best distance is 68.91 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Salinas, California.

He married Olympic Pole Vault Gold Medalist, Stacy Dragila on December 12, 2009. Dragila welcomed daughter Allyx Josephine Waltz on June 21, 2010, in Chula Vista, California.^[2]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
1996	World Junior Championships	Sydney, Australia	6th	Shot put	17.31 m
			5th	Discus	53.16 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	21st	Discus	58.97 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	Discus	64.27 m
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	Discus	62.94 m
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	Discus	62.12 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	25th	Discus	60.02 m

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ian Waltz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 25, 2011.
2. Penny, Brandon (September 27, 2010). "A decade later: Stacy Dragila". TrackField.TeamUSA.org. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. Retrieved February 6, 2011.

External links

• Ian Waltz at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
• Ian Waltz at World Athletics
• Ian Waltz at Diamond League
• Ian Waltz at Team USA (archive March 18, 2023)
• Ian Waltz at Olympics.com
• Ian Waltz at Olympic.org (archived)
• Ian Waltz at Olympedia (archive)