Taryn Gollshewsky

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Taryn Gollshewsky
Taryn Gollshewsky, Lancer du disque, Australie (36180449350).jpg
Taryn Gollshewsky in August 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31)
Bundaberg, Australia [1]
Education Central Queensland University [2]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
Coached byLes Kuorikoski
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Oceania Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Suva Discus Throw

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 12thDiscus throw43.84 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 25th (q)Discus throw 43.97 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 9thDiscus throw 53.04 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 9thDiscus throw 53.91 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 27th (q)Discus throw 54.29 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rdDiscus throw 58.11 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5thDiscus throw 55.47 m
2022 Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 4thDiscus throw 56.85 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (q)Discus throw 58.63 m
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 15thDiscus throw 62.36 m

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References

  1. "2014 Commonwealth Games bio". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. 2017 Universiade bio
  3. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. Taryn Gollshewsky at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg