Paula Berry
{{Short description|American javelin thrower (born 1969)}}
Paula Lynette Berry (born February 18, 1969, in John Day, Oregon) is a retired javelin thrower from the United States. She represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 23rd place in the final rankings. She set her personal best (61.60 metres) on May 23, 1991, in Eugene, Oregon with the old javelin type.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120237/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/paula-berry-1.html sports-reference][http://trackfield.brinkster.net/Profile.asp?ID=6987&Gender=W&Page=Results.asp&EventCode=WF8 trackfield.brinkster]
Inducted later at the University of Oregon's Athletic "Hall of Fame", she currently coaches track at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.
International competitions
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1988
|Sudbury, Ontario, Canada |18th (q) |
1991
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |
1992
|23rd (q) |
1995
|5th |
References
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Category:American female javelin throwers
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games
Category:Olympic track and field athletes for the United States
Category:Track and field athletes from Oregon
Category:People from Grant County, Oregon
Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for the United States
Category:Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade
Category:Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States
Category:20th-century American sportswomen
Category:NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
Category:Oregon Ducks women's track and field athletes
Category:Bucknell Bison track and field
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