The Retirement Thread

[Vault-emort]

Sadly, former World Youth, World Junior, Commonwealth & World Champion Dani (Samuels) Stevens has called time on her discus career:

https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fo...on-her-career/

[El Toro]

Sadly, former World Youth, World Junior, Commonwealth & World Champion Dani (Samuels) Stevens has called time on her discus career:

https://www.athletics.com.au/news/fo...on-her-career/

Is it sad, though?

It will depend on whether she's been forced out by injury when wanting to continue or she's just had enough after 20+ years.

I get the feeling that she is probably making a similar decision to Lauren Jackson who retired when she could have continued because the tradeoff for a few more years of competition vs the rest of her life was too small. Basiclly, Jackson wanted to be able to play with her children in future years rather than just watch them after turning herself into a near cripple running the court.

Athletes are a long time retired and a successful retirement should always take priority over the tail end of a career.

[Vault-emort]

Is it sad, though?

Well, it's sad for Australian athletics.

And she certainly had a chance of another Commonwealth Gold next year, even if not quite at her best.

But yes - it sounds like she has had enough.

[aaronk]

Angelica Bengtsson has announced her retirement from Pole Vaulting, according to Twitter!
She's just 28!
Anyone know why, or what's next for her?

[Trickstat]

Angelica Bengtsson has announced her retirement from Pole Vaulting, according to Twitter!
She's just 28!
Anyone know why, or what's next for her?

That does seem surprising. This is the translation of her post from Swedish:


"Hi everyone ❤️ Today I have chosen to end my career. And you know what? It feels so right in the stomach. I've still been doing this since I was 6 years old, and constantly moved around and made great sacrifices to get better. Now it will be so nice to land. I am so grateful to everyone who helped me. All coaches, all training mates, everyone who cheered and supported and cheered. Thanks to you, I have both won championship medals and broken records. And, above all, gained lots of experiences and memories that I will always carry with me. THANKS! Now it's time for me to invest in life outside of sports. Now I intend to be the best at being me instead. Kram, Angelica"

[18.99s]

Angelica Bengtsson has announced her retirement from Pole Vaulting, according to Twitter!
She's just 28!
Anyone know why, or what's next for her?

At 28, with 3 Olympics under her belt, and not performing well enough to win a global medal or make big money, why continue? Now isn't a bad time to move on and invest time in her personal life and/or post-competition career.

[tandfman]

Former World 400 Champ Amontle Montsho is retiring.

https://news.thevoicebw.com/2021/11/queen-of-the-track/

[The Klingon]

Former World 400 Champ Amontle Montsho is retiring.

https://news.thevoicebw.com/2021/11/queen-of-the-track/

I thought she retired a long time ago.

[gh]

I thought she retired a long time ago.

ran in Tokyo

[CookyMonzta]

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a3...price-retires/

She told Runner’s World in a conversation on September 24 that she was mulling retirement.

“After everything I’ve had to overcome these past four or five years, I’m just tired, if I’m being honest,” she said. “It’s been hard. If I do come back, I want to make sure I’m all in, and I’m just not quite sure. Right now, I’m exhausted. If I had to answer right now, my answer would be: I’m done.

“I want to end on a high note,” she continued. “I don’t think enough athletes leave on their own terms. Most athletes leave when they’re injured or their contract ends. This has been my best season ever. I’m okay with walking away after PRing.”

She confirmed that decision in a message on October 5.

:-(

I wanted her to stick around just long enough (next year, perhaps?) to rabbit Athing Mu to the WR! Maybe in the same race she could sneak a high-1:57.xx!

[br]

Danny Talbot – World and European 4x100m champion and a two-time European 200m bronze medallist – has retired from athletics.

The sprinter, who also won European U23 silver medals over 4x100m and 200m, states that he has taken the decision on his “own terms” despite recovering from an Achilles tendon injury which ruled him out of the Tokyo Olympics.

https://athleticsweekly.com/featured...cs-1039952255/

[Trickstat]

Chris O'Hare - a decent career but, even at his best, he would now only be Scotland's no. 3 at 1500m:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/59959554

[trackk]

Angelica Bengtsson has announced her retirement from Pole Vaulting, according to Twitter!
She's just 28!
Anyone know why, or what's next for her?

At 28, with 3 Olympics under her belt, and not performing well enough to win a global medal or make big money, why continue? Now isn't a bad time to move on and invest time in her personal life and/or post-competition career.

Angelica has had multiple injuries in the last five years or so stunting her development. But above all I would say she has had troubles taking instructions and building up long-term relations with her coaches over the course of her career. Her coach ditched her just months before the Olympics and I think she took i badly. She always came back to her hometown instead where it's nice and comfy. Good for your mental health probably, not so good for development. What's next? Right now she seems to be working at the postal service but I think she's studying aswell.

Other International Swedes announcing their retirement since last season are Melker Svärd Jacobsson, Erika Kinsey and Sofie Skoog.

[ATK]

Jarret Eaton, 2018 World Indoor Silver medalist, announcing this will be his final season: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaYoZsvlck/

He actually won the 2019 world indoor tour 60mH and had a wild card to 2020 world indoors, but the pandemic reset everything and now 2 years removed, seems he is ready to hang it up.

[TN1965]

Kayoko Fukushi (2013 World Championship marathon bronze medalist) who had announced her retirement back in December, ran her last race on Sunday.

http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com...n-january.html

Chisato Fukushima (Japanese NR holder in 100m and 200m) also announced her retirement on Saturday.

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/...shima-retires/