Jessica Cosby

Jessica Cosby (born 31 May 1982) is an American hammer thrower. She competed at the 2007 World Championships and the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final. Her personal best throw is 72.21 metres, achieved on August 20, 2009 in Berlin, Germany, which brought her seventh place at the 2009 World Championships.

Shortly after the 2009 Championships, she failed a random, out-of-competition drug test. She explained that the banned diuretic had entered her system as a result of taking a water pill to aid urination. Cosby said that depression, brought on by a series of personal and sporting setbacks (including losing her coach and her job), had left her unable to pass water and that her mother had given her the pill. Following an arbitration meeting with the US Anti-Doping Agency, the panel accepted her version of events and she received a reduced ban of four months.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing the  United States
2007	World Championships	Osaka, Japan	15th	67.90 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, PR China	—	NM
2009	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	7th	72.17 m

See also

• List of doping cases in athletics

References

• IAAF profile for Jessica Cosby

1. ^ Cosby beats USADA in arbitration. ESPN (2010-05-10). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.

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Name	Cosby, Jessica
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Date of birth	1982-05-31
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