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Stephanie Brown Trafton on life after Beijing Olympic gold

19 November 2008 at 09:39 - 0 comments - link

Stephanie Brown Trafton caused a massive surprise in Beijing by taking the USA’s first Olympic women’s discus gold since 1932. spikesmag.com enjoyed an email conversation with the Californian-based athlete...

When did you first realise you had a talent for throwing things?
SBT: I began throwing the discus and shot put in grade 7 and did not show much potential. I was so very skinny and frail but in grade 9 I had a great coach who saw a potential for throwing the discus.


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Source: SpikesMag.com


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