Sam Mattis

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| birth_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.

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| event = Discus throw

| collegeteam = University of Pennsylvania

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Samuel Harrison Mattis (born March 19, 1994) is an American Olympic track and field athlete who competes in the discus throw, and has a personal record of 68.69 meters.[http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/3986305759745356598/njs-sam-mattis-of-upenn-unloads-an-ivy-league-record-and-no-1-discus-throw-in-the-world/ Personal Best] nj.com. Accessed March 19, 2016 At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he came in 11th. Mattis represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Men's discus throw in Paris.

Early and personal life

Mattis was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of Marlon and Marcie Mattis, and is Jewish as is his mother. His father was born in Jamaica and moved to New York as a child. He has one brother, Jake, who also attended the University of Pennsylvania. His father was the captain of the William & Mary track & field team in 1985, held the 35-lbs weight throw record, and ranks No. 3 in the hammer.

Mattis grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey, and attended East Brunswick High School, where he started competing in discus throw events as a teenager.[http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205727577 Sam Mattis] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401024353/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205727577 |date=April 1, 2016 }}. Penn Quakers. Accessed March 19, 2016.

He attended the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Operations Management. Mattis is 6 feet tall.Emily Burack (July 28, 2021). [https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-track-athlete-sam-mattis/ "18 Things to Know About Track Athlete Sam Mattis; The Jewish discus thrower is set to compete at his first Olympics in Tokyo,"] Hey Alma. He lives in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania.[https://phillyjewishsports.org/2021/12/samuel-mattis/ "Samuel Mattis,"] Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Career

Mattis won the 2011 New Jersey Meet of Champions, and the 2012 New Balance Nationals, in the discus throw.

Mattis competed for the University of Pennsylvania Quakers in college for four years. He won the gold medal at the 2015 NCAA National Championships.[http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=210123590 2015 NCAA Nationals] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401054355/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=210123590 |date=April 1, 2016 }} Penn Athletics. Accessed March 19, 2016 His throw of {{T&FcalcR|67.45}} to win the 2016 Philadelphia College Classic is the American Collegiate record, and the second-best mark in history by a college student.

Mattis also earned three NCAA All-American honors, and was named the USATFCCA/NCAA National Scholar of the year. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association selected him as the 2015 Male Scholar Athlete of the Year for Division I.[http://www.ustfccca.org/2015/07/division-i/di-mens-track-field-scholar-athletes-of-the-year-all-academic-individuals-announced DI Men's Track & Field Scholar Athletes of the Year] USTFCCCA. Accessed March 19, 2016 He is a four-time Heps Outdoor Champion in the discus throw, and received First-Team All-Ivy honors for each of his four outdoor seasons.

Mattis won the gold medal at the 2019 Outdoor USA Track and Field Championships, with a throw of 218-9. At the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, in 2019, he placed 11th. In June 2021, Mattis became an Olympian after finishing top three at the 2020 United States Track and Field Olympic Trials. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, he came in 11th.

Mattis won the gold medal in the discus throw with a throw of 65.93 m (216 ft 3 in) at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon in July 2023. He won the silver medal with a throw of 64.69m at the 2023 Doha Diamond League in Doha, Qatar. He won the silver medal in the discus throw with a throw of 66.07 m (216 ft 9 in) at the 2024 United States Olympic trials.

=2024 Paris Olympics=

Mattis represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Men's discus throw at Stade de France in Paris.

Honors

Mattis was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.

Major competition record

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colspan="6"\|Representing the {{USA}}
2016 \|2016 NCAA National Championships \|Hayward Field - Oregon \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Discus throw \|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's discus throw
2016 \|Ivy League Outdoor Championships \|Weaver Track & Field Stadium - Princeton University \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus throw \|{{T&Fcalc\|62.45}}
2015 \|2015 NCAA National Championships \|Hayward Field - Oregon \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus throw \|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's discus throw
2015 \|Ivy League Outdoor Championships \|Franklin Field - Penn \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus throw \|{{T&Fcalc\|61.75}}
2014 \|2014 NCAA National Championships \|Hayward Field - Oregon \|5th \|Discus throw \|2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
2014 \|Ivy League Outdoor Championships \|Reese Stadium - Yale \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus throw \|{{T&Fcalc\|58.72}}
2013 \|Ivy League Outdoor Championships \|Weaver Track & Field Stadium - Princeton \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Discus throw \|{{T&Fcalc\|58.34}}

colspan="6"|Representing the {{USA}}

2016

|2016 NCAA National Championships

|Hayward Field - Oregon

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|Discus throw

|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's discus throw

2016

|Ivy League Outdoor Championships

|Weaver Track & Field Stadium - Princeton University

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|{{T&Fcalc|62.45}}

2015

|2015 NCAA National Championships

|Hayward Field - Oregon

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships – Men's discus throw

2015

|Ivy League Outdoor Championships

|Franklin Field - Penn

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|{{T&Fcalc|61.75}}

2014

|2014 NCAA National Championships

|Hayward Field - Oregon

|5th

|Discus throw

|2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

2014

|Ivy League Outdoor Championships

|Reese Stadium - Yale

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|{{T&Fcalc|58.72}}

2013

|Ivy League Outdoor Championships

|Weaver Track & Field Stadium - Princeton

|bgcolor=gold|1st

|Discus throw

|{{T&Fcalc|58.34}}

Personal bests

Event !Best (m) !Venue !Date
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Discus throw (outdoor)	68.69	Tucson, Arizona	May 21, 2022
Shot put (outdoor)	17.29	Princeton, New Jersey	May 8, 2016
Shot put (indoor)	17.06	Ithaca, New York	February 28, 2016

Information taken from World Athletics and Direct Athletics profiles.

References

External links

{{World Athletics}}
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{{Team USA|new_id=sam-mattis|old_id=Sam-Mattis|sport=usa-track-and-field|archive=20230205194654}}
{{Olympics.com|sam-mattis}}
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20241007083331/https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/sam-mattis_1965304 Sam Mattis] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, [https://paris2024.rtve.es/es/paris-2024/atleta/sam-mattis_1965304 alternate link])