| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Born | (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 29) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||
| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| National finals | Hammer throw champion (2022, 20223, 2024, 2025, 2026) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lauren Bruce (born 23 March 1997) is a New Zealand hammer thrower who has been selected to represent her country at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]
Between 20 September 2020 and 26 March 2021 Bruce held the Oceania Record in the hammer throw with her personal best distance of 73.47m. Bruce took the record from, and then lost the record to, fellow New Zealander Julia Ratcliffe.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Coach and club delighted at South Canterbury's double Olympic selection". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe smashes New Zealand record to qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lauren Bruce at World Athleticsπ Edit on Wikidata
- Lauren Bruce at Olympics.comπ Edit on Wikidata
- Lauren Bruce at the New Zealand Olympic Committeeπ Edit on Wikidata
- Lauren Bruce at Olympediaπ Edit on Wikidata
- Lauren Bruce at InterSportStatsπ Edit on Wikidata
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- New Zealand women hammer throwers
- Olympic athletes for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games athletes for New Zealand
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes from Christchurch
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen
- World Athletics Championships athletes for New Zealand
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs