Julia Ratcliffe

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Julia Ratcliffe
Julia Ratcliffe Gold Coast.jpg
Julia Ratcliffe with 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medal
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993 (age 30)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Education Princeton University [1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
SportTrack and field athletics
Event Hammer throw
College team Princeton Tigers
Club Hamilton City Hawks
Coached byDave Ratcliffe
Medal record
Track and field
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Hammer Throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Hammer Throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Hammer Throw
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Townsville Hammer Throw
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Hammer Throw
Oceania Youth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Sydney Hammer Throw
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Sydney Hammer Throw

Julia Ratcliffe (born 14 July 1993) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who specialised in the hammer throw. She won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, having won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [3]

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Personal life

Ratcliffe was born in Hamilton to Dave and Sue Ratcliffe, and has one older sister, Sarah. [4] [5] She attended Waikato Diocesan School for Girls, where she was head girl and dux in her final year. [5] [6] In her youth, she participated in various sports including hockey, netball, and hurdling. [7]

Ratcliffe attended Princeton University in New Jersey, United States. She graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in economics and a certificate in political economy. [4] As of April 2020, she works as an economic analyst for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. [8] [9]

Career

Ratcliffe began participating in hammer throw at age 12. [6]

In 2014, Ratcliffe won the NCAA hammer throw title, becoming Princeton University's first female track and field NCAA champion. [10]

Ratcliffe held the New Zealand national record in the hammer throw from July 2012 until September 2020. [11] She reclaimed the national title in March 2021, setting a new national record of 73.55 metres at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships. [12]

In April 2021, Ratcliffe was selected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [13]

Ratcliffe announced her retirement on 13 January 2023. [14]

Statistics

Annual progression

YearPerformanceCompetitionLocationDate
200848.05 mBattle of the Cities 4North Shore, New Zealand29 November
200955.64 mMini-Hot MeetNorth Shore, New Zealand6 June
201061.32 mOpen meetingHamilton, New Zealand4 December
201162.28 mPorritt ClassicHamilton, New Zealand19 February
201267.00 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain14 July
201368.80 m NR Larry Ellis InvitationalPrinceton, United States19 April
201470.28 m NR Larry Ellis InvitationalPrinceton, United States19 April
201568.53 mECACPrinceton, United States16 May
201670.75 m NR Southern LeagueLondon, United Kingdom9 July
201770.35 mNY Hammer Series #7Princeton, United States16 July
201869.94 mCommonwealth GamesGold Coast, Australia10 April
201971.39 m AR Oceania ChampionshipsTownsville, Australia28 June
202072.35 m AR Porritt ClassicHamilton, New Zealand15 February
202173.55 m AR New Zealand National ChampionshipsHastings, New Zealand26 March

Source: Athletics New Zealand Records & Rankings [15]

International results

YearEventLocationPlace
2008Pacific School Games Canberra 1st [16]
2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival Sydney1st [17]
2009 IAAF World Youth Championships Brixen 10th [18]
2010 Oceania Youth Championships Sydney1st [19]
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore11th [20]
2012Bauhaus Junioren-Gala Mannheim 1st [21]
2012 IAAF World Junior Championships Barcelona 4th [22]
2013 World University Games Kazan 8th [23]
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2nd [3]
2015 World University Games Gwangju 3rd [24]
2017 IAAF World Championships London26th [25]
2017 World University Games Taipei 11th [26]
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast 1st [27]
2019 Oceania Championships in Athletics Townsville1st [28]
2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha14th [29]
2021 Summer Olympics Tokyo9th [30]
2022 World Athletics Championships Eugene16th [31]
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham 2nd [32]

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