Lauren Bruce
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| Born | 23 March 1997 Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||
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National finals | Hammer throw champion (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) | ||||||||||
Medal record
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Lauren Bruce (born 23 March 1997) is a New Zealand hammer thrower who represented her country at the 2020 Summer Olympics,[1] 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2024 Summer Olympics, and 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Between 20 September 2020 and 26 March 2021 Bruce held the Oceania Record in the hammer throw with her personal best distance of 73.47m. Bruce took the record from, and then lost the record to, fellow New Zealander Julia Ratcliffe.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Coach and club delighted at South Canterbury's double Olympic selection". 16 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ↑ "Hammer thrower Julia Ratcliffe smashes New Zealand record to qualify for Tokyo Olympics". Stuff. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Lauren Bruce at World Athletics
- Lauren Bruce at Olympics.com
- Lauren Bruce at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Lauren Bruce at Olympedia
- Lauren Bruce at InterSportStats
- Lauren Bruce at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Lauren Bruce at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Lauren Bruce at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived)
- Lauren Bruce at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Lauren Bruce on Instagram
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