Julia Ratcliffe
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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Hamilton, New Zealand | 14 July 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hamilton City Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dave Ratcliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julia Ratcliffe (born 14 July 1993) is a track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where she won a silver medal.[1]
Ratcliffe attended Waikato Diocesan School for Girls,[2] and is currently studying at Princeton University. While at Princeton she broke the Ivy League record for the indoor 20 lb weight throw in her first competition with the implement. In her first outdoor competition she broke the Ivy League record in the hammer throw. In 2014 she was unbeaten in the NCAA, was the NCAA Division 1 Hammer Throw champion and was awarded the USTFCCCA Division 1 Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the year. In July 2016 she broke the New Zealand national record in the hammer throw with a distance of 70.75 m.
International results – Hammer
Year | Event | Location | Place |
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2008 | Pacific School Games | Canberra | 1st[3] |
2009 | Australian Youth Olympic Festival | Sydney | 1st[4] |
2009 | IAAF World Youth Championships | Brixen | 10th[5] |
2010 | Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney | 1st[6] |
2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 11th[7] |
2012 | Bauhaus Junioren-Gala | Mannheim | 1st[8] |
2012 | IAAF World Junior Championships | Barcelona | 4th[9] |
2013 | World University Games | Kazan | 8th[10] |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow | 2nd[1] |
2015 | World University Games | Gwangju | 3rd[11] |
Records – Hammer
Year | Record | Distance |
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2008 | Pacific School Games – Girls 15 years | 46.90m[3][12] |
2008 | New Zealand Secondary Schools – Junior Girls | 56.02m (3 kg)[13] |
2009 | Australian Youth Olympic Festival | 51.94m[4][14] |
2010 | New Zealand – Women Under 17 | 56.68m[15][16] |
2010 | Oceania – Youth | 61.32m[16] |
2011 | New Zealand Secondary Schools – Senior Girls | 57.67m[13] |
2011 | New Zealand – Women Under 18 | 62.28m[15][16] |
2012 | New Zealand – Women Under 19 | 64.21m[15] |
2012 | Oceania – Junior | 67.00m |
2013 | New Zealand – Women Under 20 | 68.80m[15] |
2014 | Ivy League | 70.28m[17] |
2016 | New Zealand – Women - Resident | 69.93m[15] |
2016 | New Zealand – Women - Allcomers | 69.93m[15] |
2016 | New Zealand – Women | 70.75m[15] |
Commonwealth best performances – Hammer
Year | Best Performance | Distance |
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2010 | Commonwealth – Youth | 61.32m[18] |
2012 | Commonwealth – Junior | 67.00m[19] |
Best Performance – 20lb Indoor Weight
Year | Best Performance | Meeting | Distance |
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2015 | New Zealand Indoor – Women | New Year Invitational | 19.95m[20] |
Other sports
Julia played field hockey for Waikato Diocesan School, captained Waikato Hockey representative teams at three different age levels and was a member of the Waikato representative team that won the national under 14 tournament in 2005.
References
- 1 2 Leggat, David (29 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Silver in shot put and hammer throw". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ Geenty, Mark (29 July 2014). "Julia Ratcliffe wins silver in hammer throw". Waikato Times. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- 1 2 "2008 Pacific School Games Track & Field Results". Pacific School Games. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- 1 2 "Julia Ratcliffe sets NZ W16 Hammer Record and Weekly Roundup". Athletics New Zealand. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "6th IAAF World Youth Championships – Women – Hammer Throw – Final". IAAF. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Oceania Under 18 Championships". Oceania Athletics. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Singapore and the First Youth Olympics". Athletics New Zealand. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bauhaus Junioren Gala 2012 in Mannheim". Leichtathletik. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "14th IAAF World Junior Championships – Women – Hammer Throw – Final Results". IAAF. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Hammer Throw Final". FISU. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Hammer Throw Final". FISU. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ In 2008 the weight used for this age group was 4 kg. There have been no further competitions but it expected that the weight for this age will be 3 kg should further competitions be held.
- 1 2 "NZSSAA Records" (PDF). NZSSAA. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ In 2009 the weight used was 4 kg. In accordance with the IAAF the weight was changed to 3 kg in 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Athletics New Zealand Records and Rankings". Athletics New Zealand. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 These performances were achieved with the designated weight for Youth age (Under 18) athletes at the time, which was 4 kg. It has subsequently been changed to 3 kg.
- ↑ "Women's Track & Field Wins Four Events Highlighted by Ratcliffe's Record".
- ↑ "Hammer Throw – Women – Youth – Outdoor – All-time best". IAAF. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Hammer Throw – Women – Junior – Outdoor – All-time best". IAAF. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "TFRRS – Julia Ratcliffe". TFRRS. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
External links
Video links
- July 2010 – Youth Olympic Games 2010
- November 2010 – Oceania Youth Record – 61.32m
- February 2012 – Oceania Junior Record – 63.89m
- June 2012 – Oceania Junior Record – 64.21m
- July 2012 – Oceania Junior Record – 67.00m
Photo links
Other links
- NCAA Division 1 – Women's Hammer Throw Rankings 2014
- IAAF Women's Hammer Throw Rankings 2014
- New Zealand Olympic Team Athletes – Julia Ratcliffe