Alexandra Tavernier

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Alexandra Tavernier
AlexandraTavernierRio2016.jpg
Tavernier at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 30)
Annecy, France [1]
EducationEcole Catholique de Bretagne
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event Hammer throw
ClubAnnecy Haute-Savoie Athlétisme [1]
Coached byWalter Ciofani (−2016)
Christophe Tavernier (−2014)
Guy Guerin (2016–) [1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best75.23 m (2020) [3]
Medal record
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Beijing Hammer throw
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin Hammer throw

Alexandra Tavernier (born 13 December 1993) is a French hammer thrower. She finished sixth at the 2014 European Championships. She won gold medals at the 2015 European U23 Championships and 2012 World Junior Championships.

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Career

On 26 August 2015, when she participated in her first world championships, she improved her personal best by 34 cm in qualifying, bringing her personal best to 74.39 m; thus, she qualified for her first world championship final when she was only 21 years old. She was second in the qualifying round. [4] The next day, she won the bronze medal, her first international medal in the senior ranks with a throw at 74.02 meters. [5]

Tavernier took up athletics in 2004 and until 2014 was coached by her father Christophe. Her father and mother are retired hammer throwers, while her younger brother competes at a junior level. [1]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6thHammer throw60.66 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1stHammer throw 70.62 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland Hammer throw NM
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rdHammer throw 69.95 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6thHammer throw 70.32 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1stHammer throw 72.50 m
World Championships Beijing, China 3rdHammer throw 74.02 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands Hammer throw NM
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (q)Hammer throw 65.18 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12thHammer throw 66.31 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5thHammer throw 70.20 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1stHammer throw 73.67 m (GR)
European Championships Berlin, Germany 2ndHammer throw 74.78 m, NR
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 6thHammer throw 73.33 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4thHammer throw 74.41 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 12thHammer throw 66.60 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (q)Hammer throw 70.19 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 18th (q)Hammer throw 67.11 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France Hammer throw NM

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References

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  2. Alexandra Tavernier Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine . rio2016.com
  3. Alexandra Tavernier at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. "Épatante Tavernier". lequipe.fr . 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. Jon Mulkeen (2015-08-27). "Report: women's hammer final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-09-19.