Ramona Pagel

Ramona Pagel

Personal information
Nationality	United States
Born	(1961-11-10) November 10, 1961 (age 62) Los Angeles, California
Height	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Shot put, Discus throw
Coached by	Kent Pagel
Medal record Women’s Athletics Representing the  United States Pan American Games 1987 Indianapolis Shot Put 1991 Havana Shot Put 1995 Mar de Plata Shot Put World University Games 1985 Kobe Shot Put
Updated on 5 May 2012.

Ramona Pagel (born Ramona Ebert, November 10, 1961 in Los Angeles) is a retired American shot putter. She made four consecutive Olympic teams, 1984-1996, four IAAF World Championships and won a full set of medals in three showings at the Pan American Games. Her personal best put was 20.18 metres, achieved in June 1988 in San Diego. That mark was the American record for 25 years. The record was tied 23 years later by Jillian Camarena-Williams in 2011 and was finally beaten by Michelle Carter at the 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Two days before her record was beaten, Stamatia Scarvelis, coached by Pagel, won the Junior National Championship at the same meet.

Ramona attended Schurr High School in Montebello, California. In 1979, she placed 3rd in CIF California State Meet, throwing the 8 Lb. Shot 47' 5¼". Not only was that the third best in the competition, it was the third best in state history (in the 6 years that weight was thrown). The weight was changed to 4 Kg the following year.^[1]

Her next school was Long Beach State, where she met and married UCLA and former Fullerton High School thrower Kent Pagel. He coached her throughout her career. She left LBSU in 1982 and transferred to San Diego State University, where she would ultimately complete her studies. Through her career, she was ranked in the top 10 American shot putters 16 years in a row, from 1981-1996, including the No. 1 ranking from 1985-1989.^[2] She also spent 8 years on the American Discus list,^[3] until back problems caused her to choose to focus on her best event.

Pagel also collects Pooh bear dolls.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  United States
1984	Olympic Games	Los Angeles, United States	11th
1985	World Indoor Games	Paris, France	5th
	Universiade	Kobe, Japan	3rd
	World Cup	Canberra, Australia	6th
1987	World Indoor Championships	Indianapolis, United States	6th
	Pan American Games	Indianapolis, United States	1st
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	16th
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	15th	18.55 m
1989	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	9th
	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	6th
1991	World Indoor Championships	Seville, Spain	9th
	Pan American Games	Havana, Cuba	3rd
	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	11th	18.24 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	12th
1995	Pan American Games	Mar del Plata, Argentina	2nd
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	7th	18.81 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	9th

References

• Ramona Pagel at World Athletics
• USATF bio
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramona Pagel". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.

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