릴리언 코플랜드

소개

릴리언 코플랜드(Lillian Copeland, 1904년 11월 25일 ~ 1964년 7월 7일)는 미국의 육상 선수로 던지기 종목에서 뛰어났다. 포환던지기와 창던지기에서 다수의 타이틀을 보유함에 불구하고 "미국 역사상 가장 성공적 여성 원반던지기 선수"로 알려졌다.

Lillian Copeland, née Lillian Drossin, was an American track and field Olympic champion athlete, who excelled in discus, javelin throwing, and shot put, setting multiple world records. She has been called "the most successful female discus thrower in U.S. history". She also held multiple titles in shot put and javelin throwing. She won a silver medal in discus at the 1928 Summer Olympics, a gold medal in discus at the 1932 Summer Olympics, and gold medals in discus, javelin, and shot put at the 1935 Maccabiah Games in Mandatory Palestine.