Braheme Days, Jr.

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Braheme Days, Jr.
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Residence Los Angeles, California
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 299 lb (136 kg)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Shot put
College team UCLA Bruins
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)


SP (5 kg): 20.14 m (Lille 2011)
SP (5.45 kg): 21.53 m (New York 2012)

SP (6 kg): 21.16 m (Chula Vista 2014)

Braheme Days, Jr. (born January 18, 1995) is an American shot putter.

He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[1]

Prep

Braheme won his first National HS Shot Put title at the NBIN meet in New York, New York with a throw of 21.00m(5.45k)

The Press of Atlantic City named Days their Boys' Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2011,[2] as well as Indoor Athlete of the Year 2012.[3]

He was a USA Today All-American track and field selection in 2012.[4]

NCAA

He eventually signed to the UCLA Bruins in February 2013.

Braheme is the current American Junior Record holder in the shot put with a distance of 21.16 m (69 ft 5 in)(6k). Braheme placed tenth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in 18.76 m (61 ft 612 in). Braheme placed fifth in shot put at 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 20.03 m (65 ft 812 in).[5] Braheme won shot put at 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in 19.36 m (63 ft 6 in).


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