![]() Taryn Gollshewsky in August 2017 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | Bundaberg, Australia [1] | 11 May 1993
Education | Central Queensland University [2] |
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [3] |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Discus throw |
Coached by | Les Kuorikoski |
Taryn Linley Gollshewsky (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw. [4] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.
Her personal best in the event is 60.27 metres set in Perth in 2016. [5]
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 |
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