Amy Christiansen Palmer
Palmer placed eighth in the hammer throw in the 2000 Summer
Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. She also won the bronze
medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games.
Amy was born in
Tooele, Utah, and attended Grantsville High, where
she excelled the discus, javelin and shot put. At Brigham Young
University, Palmer broke
several school records before settling into the relatively new sport of women’s
hammer throw. Palmer once held the American record in the hammer, and had a
personal best of 68.28 meters, set in 2000.
Palmer has retired from competition and lives with her
husband in Grantsville where she works as a teacher’s aide.
