Abby Ruston

Abby Ruston

United StatesUnited States
Born
Apr 3, 1983 (43 years old)
Events
Shot Put

Abigail Ruston (born April 3, 1983) is an American track and field athlete who specialises in the shot put. She finished twelfth at the 2006 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and improved to sixth place the following year with a personal best throw of 17.47 meters.

Ruston received NCAA Outdoor All-America honours in 2007. She finished as the runner-up to Jillian Camarena at the 2008 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, throwing a personal best of 18.03 m at the competition.

As a result, she was selected for the 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships and finished in eleventh place, outdoing her compatriot Camarena. In the outdoor season that year, she threw a personal best of 18.13 m in May, but only managed eighth at the 2008 United States Olympic Trials with a throw of 17.41 m.

Personal best · Shot Put18.13
#363 all-time
2012 season best16.91Jan 13, 2012
2012 season best

As of Oct 30, 2026: Shot Put 18.13 (#363 all-time), 2012 season best 16.91 (Jan 13, 2012) · 43 years old

Personal bests

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DisciplineResultAll-time
SPUT 200818.131,091 pts#363
DTTX 200750.96906 pts–

Progression

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SeasonDisciplineResultWindDateCompetitions
2012SP 16.91–Jan 13, 2012–
2012SP Indoor16.91–Jan 13, 2012Houston, TX (USA) (i)
2011SP 17.16–Jun 16, 2011Houston, TX (USA)
2010SP 17.04–May 22, 2010Tucson, AZ (USA)
2009SP 16.87–May 21, 2009Tucson, AZ (USA)
2008SP 18.13–May 24, 2008Provo, UT (USA)
2007SP 17.47–Jun 24, 2007Indianapolis, IN (USA)
2007DT 50.96–May 6, 2007Nacogdoches, TX (USA)
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Abby Ruston's Shot Put personal best is 18.13, set on May 24, 2008 in Provo, UT (USA), #363 on the all-time list.

Abby Ruston competes in the Shot Put.

2012 season best: 16.91, set on Jan 13, 2012.