Stephanie Brown Trafton at Beijing Olympics
Discus thrower Stephanie Brown Trafton won a gold medal in the women's throw competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics August 19 night in Beijing. Her result was 64.74 meters, edging 1.14 meters against the silver medalist, Cuba's Yarelys Barrios. Stephanie Brown Trafton, 28, is from Galt, California. She graduated from the Arroyo Grande High School and California Polytechnic State University. Trafton's gold medal is the first athletics gold for US during this year's Games. Source & Image: AP
