Adrian "Tripp" Piperi III (born January 20, 1999) is an American male shot putter who won the individual gold medal at the Youth World Championships.[1] Three years later he won the silver medal, a scant centimeter behind gold at the 2018 World U20 (Junior) Championships.

Adrian Piperi
Personal information
Born (1999-01-20) January 20, 1999 (age 25)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics
EventShot put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Shot put: 21.74 m (2021) indoor
    21,54m (2022) outdoor
Medal record
World U18 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Calì Shot put
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Tampere Shot put

Competing for The Woodlands High School, he completed an undefeated senior season with the 2017 Texas State Championship in the shot put.[2] Collegiately he competes for the University of Texas.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 - Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Adrian Piperi".
  3. ^ "Tripp Piperi - Track & Field / Cross Country".

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