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Trafton qualifies for Olympic Games
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Stephanie Brown Trafton, who lives in Galt, will go to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China after qualifying in women’s discus.
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Stephanie Brown Trafton threw a 62.65 Sunday afternoon at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Track and Field to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Trafton’s throw earned her third place in the women’s discus at the trials, and the Galt resident earned her second trip to the Olympics with the throw.
Trafton threw a 63.61 during Friday’s qualifying round to qualify for Sunday’s finals, and will now be headed to Beijing, China with Aretha Thurmond and Suzy Powell-Roos, who finished first and second, respectively.
"The competition is really awesome. It feels good to be a part of a competition that has stepped up so much. I can't tell you how honored I am to be on the team with these two ladies," Trafton told USA Track and Field (www.usatf.org).
Trafton made the 2004 U.S. Olympic team that competed in Athens and had hoped to make her second Olympic team after qualifying for the Olympic Trials earlier this year.
The 6’4 athlete was the runner up in the 2004 Olympic trials and has since had multiple achievements including being ranked number three in women’s discus in 2007 by Track and Field News magazine.
Approximately 10,708 athletes will compete in 28 sports and 302 events at the Olympic Games, which begin August 8, according to the official Olympics Web site http://en.beijing2008.cn.
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