Taryn Gollshewsky
Australian discus thrower
![]() Taryn Gollshewsky in August 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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Born | (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31) Bundaberg, Australia[1] | ||||||||||||||
Education | Central Queensland University[2] | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | Les Kuorikoski | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Taryn Linley Gollshewsky (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[4] She represented her country at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Her personal best of 62.36 metres was achieved at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 12th | Discus throw | 43.84 m |
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 25th (q) | Discus throw | 43.97 m |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 9th | Discus throw | 53.04 m |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 9th | Discus throw | 53.91 m |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 27th (q) | Discus throw | 54.29 m |
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 3rd | Discus throw | 58.11 m | |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 5th | Discus throw | 55.47 m |
2022 | Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 4th | Discus throw | 56.85 m |
2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 20th (q) | Discus throw | 58.63 m |
2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 15th | Discus throw | 62.36 m |
References
- ^ "2014 Commonwealth Games bio". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Taryn Gollshewsky at World Athletics
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