Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 7 August 2005 | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot put, Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
Personal bests | Discus: 57.42m (2024) Shot put: 16.84m (2024) AU20R | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marley Raikiwasa (born 7 August 2005) is an Australian discus thrower and shot putter. [1]
She is from the City of Tea Tree Gully in South Australia. [2] She was a member of Tea Tree Gully Athletics Centre. [3] She attended Auburn University in the United States. [4]
She finished ninth in the discus throw at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [5]
In May 2024, she set a new Australian U20 national record in the shot put of 16.84m. [6] She increased her discus personal best to 57.42 metres in 2024 and competed in the discus throw at the NCAA finals in 2024. [7] [8] She won the bronze medal in the discus throw at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru with a throw of 56.25 metres. [9] [10]