Aretha Thurmond, née Hill (born August 14, 1976) is an American discus thrower. Her personal best distance is , achieved in March 2004 in Marietta. Thurmond is a 1994 graduate of Renton High School and in 1998 she graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in sociology. Thurmond is currently employed with USA Track & Field as the Managing Director of International Teams. College career Thurmond was a member of the track team at the University of Washington 1995–98.She was a discus thrower. During her time she set many collegiate records. Her records include ones in the Pac-10 Conference. She was also a four-time NCAA All-American. Personal life She is married to the former University of Washington throws coach, Reedus Thurmond. They have one son together. His name is Theo. Aretha Thurmond never strayed away from the sport. She resides in Indianapolis with her family. Since she is working for USA Track & Field, Thurmond earned her Executive Masters in Sport Organization Management. International competitions References External links Aretha Thurmond staff profile at legacy.USATF.org 1976 births Living people Track and field athletes from Seattle American female discus throwers African-American female track and field athletes Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States Washington Huskies women's track and field athletes Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 20th-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American women