Julia Ratcliffe
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Nationality | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hamilton, New Zealand | 14 July 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Princeton University[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Princeton Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Hamilton City Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Dave Ratcliffe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julia Susan Ratcliffe (born 14 July 1993) is a New Zealand track and field athlete who specialises 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]
Ratcliffe attended Waikato Diocesan School for Girls.[4] In 2017, she graduated from Princeton University, majoring in Economics with a certificate in Political Economy. 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. She held the New Zealand national record in the hammer throw from July 2012 until September 2020. Her personal best is 72.35 m set in February 2020.[5]
International results – Hammer
Year | Event | Location | Place |
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2008 | Pacific School Games | Canberra | 1st[6] |
2009 | Australian Youth Olympic Festival | Sydney | 1st[7] |
2009 | IAAF World Youth Championships | Brixen | 10th[8] |
2010 | Oceania Youth Championships | Sydney | 1st[9] |
2010 | Youth Olympic Games | Singapore | 11th[10] |
2012 | Bauhaus Junioren-Gala | Mannheim | 1st[11] |
2012 | IAAF World Junior Championships | Barcelona | 4th[12] |
2013 | World University Games | Kazan | 8th[13] |
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow | 2nd[3] |
2015 | World University Games | Gwangju | 3rd[14] |
2017 | IAAF World Championships | London | 26th[15] |
2017 | World University Games | Taipei | 11th[16] |
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast | 1st[17] |
2019 | Oceania Championships in Athletics | Townsville | 1st[18] |
2019 | IAAF World Athletics Championships | Doha | 14th[19] |
Records – Hammer
Year | Record | Distance |
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2008 | Pacific School Games – Girls 15 years | 46.90m[6][20] |
2008 | New Zealand Secondary Schools – Junior Girls (3 kg) | 56.02m[21] |
2009 | Australian Youth Olympic Festival | 51.94m[7][22] |
2010 | New Zealand – Women Under 17 (4 kg) | 56.68m[23][24] |
2011 | Oceania – Women Under 18 (4 kg) | 62.28m[23][24] |
2011 | New Zealand Secondary Schools – Senior Girls (4 kg) | 57.67m[21] |
2011 | New Zealand – Women Under 18 (4 kg) | 62.28m[23][24] |
2012 | New Zealand – Women Under 19 | 64.21m[23] |
2013 | Oceania – Women Under 20 | 67.00m[25] |
2013 | New Zealand – Women Under 20 | 68.80m[23] |
2014 | Ivy League | 70.28m[26] |
Commonwealth best performances – Hammer
Year | Best Performance | Distance |
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2010 | Commonwealth – Youth - 4 kg | 61.32m[27] |
2012 | Commonwealth – Junior | 67.00m[28] |
Best Performance – 20lb Indoor Weight
Year | Best Performance | Meeting | Distance |
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2017 | New Zealand Indoor – Women | Ivy League Heptagonals | 20.45m[29] |
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.[citation needed]
References
- ^ College team bio
- ^ 2017 Universiade bio
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Ratcliffe Sets New Area Record at Porritt Classic". OA. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b "2008 Pacific School Games Track & Field Results". Pacific School Games. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. 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. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Women's Hammer Throw Final". FISU. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ^ "Hammer Throw Women - Qualification Summary".
- ^ "2017 World University Games". Athletics New Zealand.
- ^ "Athletes:Athletics Profile".
- ^ "PARNOVA AND RATCLIFFE HIGHLIGHT FINAL DAY OF OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS".
- ^ "Hammer Throw Women - Qualification Summary".
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e "Athletics New Zealand Records and Rankings". Athletics New Zealand. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "IAAF: Hammer Throw - women - u20 - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "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. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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
- 2014 - Princeton Feature
- 2016 - Be the Inspiration
- April 2018 - Commonwealth Games - Gold
- April 2018 - Commonwealth Games Interview
Photo links
- July 2009 – IAAF World Youth Championships
- April 2018 - Commonwealth Games - Gold
Other links
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- New Zealand female hammer throwers
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- People educated at Waikato Diocesan School
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Princeton University alumni
- Universiade bronze medalists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade