Marc Minichello
American javelin thrower (born 2000)
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Marc Anthony Minichello (born 6 April 2000) is an American javelin thrower. He was a two-time winner of the NCAA Outdoor Championships.[1]
6 April 2000
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| Born | Marc Anthony Minichello 6 April 2000 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Javelin: 84.11 m (2026) | ||||||||||||||
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Biography
Minichello is from Wyoming, and finished fourth in the javelin throw at the US Olympic Trials in 2021 in Eugene, Oregon.[2][3]
In 2022, competing for the University of Pennsylvania, he won the javelin throw at the 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 81.17 metres.[4][5][6] He finished in third place in both 2022 and 2023 at the senior USA Track and Field Championships.[7]
In 2024, competing for the University of Georgia, he won the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships for the second time, with a throw of 80.70 metres.[8][9][10]
Minichello threw the three best marks of his career in April and May 2025 with his performances including a personal best 82.65 metres at the USATF Throws Festival in Tucson, Arizona on 24 May, to go into the 2025 USA Track and Field Championships ranked second in the country.[7][11] He threw 76.81 metres to place third overall in the javelin throw at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon.[12] He was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, throwing 80.47 metres without advancing to the final.[13][14]
On 28 March 2026, he won the javelin throw at the USATF Winter Long Throws National Championship in Arizona with a throw of 75.32 metres.[15] The following month, he set a new personal best 84.11 metres at the Drake Relays to move to seventh on the American all-time list.[16] On 25 July, he placed third at the 2026 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in New York.[17] Competing in the Diamond League at the 2026 Athletissima in Lausanne, Switzerland on 21 August 2026, he placed fifth with 80.06 metres.[18]