Dawn Ellerbe
Olympic athlete
1974 –
Who is Dawn Ellerbe?
Dawn Ellerbe is a former track and field athlete who specialized in the hammer throw. She is currently the assistant athletic director at California State University, East Bay. Ellerbe is a member of the University of South Carolina Athletics Hall of Fame and is on the Board of Directors for the United Way of the Midlands in Columbia, South Carolina.
Ellerbe was featured in the New York Times article, "Sports of The Times; At Sydney, the First Toss Goes to the Women" by George Vecsey. and by CNN Sports Illustrated, "Ellerbe leads U.S. in debut of hammer throw." Her interest in fashion was profiled in "My Way: Dawn Ellerbe" in skirt!Columbia.
During her time as a student athlete at the University of South Carolina, Ellerbe was a four-time NCAA champion, six-time All-American and five-time Southeastern Conference champion. After receiving her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina in 1996, Ellerbe continued competition.
Ellerbe is a five-time USA Indoor champion and six-time USA Outdoor champion in the hammer throw. Ellerbe also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada.
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- Born
- Apr 3, 1974
Islip - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of South Carolina
- Lived in
- Islip
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on July 23, 2013
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