Anthony Washington

{{short description|American discus thrower}}

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| name = Anthony Washington

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|01|16|mf=yes}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Montana, U.S.

| sport = Athletics

| event = Discus throw

| universityteam = Syracuse

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's athletics}}

{{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Athletics Championships}}

{{MedalGold|Seville 1999|Discus throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalGold|Havana 1991|Discus throw}}

{{MedalGold|Winnipeg 1991|Discus throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|IAAF World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|Havana 1992|Discus throw}}

{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}

{{MedalSilver|Sheffield 1991|Discus throw}}

}}

Anthony Washington (born January 16, 1966) is an American former discus thrower, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw.

Washington attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1990, where he was a part of the men's track and field team.{{Cite web |title=Tony WASHINGTON |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/tony-washington |access-date=January 1, 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}

His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw. He is a four-time national champion in the men's discus event.

He once appeared in a Snickers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3XQwRvICak Olympics candy bar commercial].1992 Snickers Olympics Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3XQwRvICak{{citation needed|date=March 2013}}