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Mackenzie Little

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Mackenzie Little
Personal information
Nationality Australia,  United States
Born (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 27)
Rochester, Minnesota
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Sport
Country Australia
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best
  • Javelin throw: 64.27 m (2022)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Australia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Javelin throw
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Javelin throw

Mackenzie Little (born 22 December 1996 in Minnesota, USA) is an Australian javelin thrower. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and came second in her Women's javelin throw qualification with a throw of 62.37m. She later came eighth in the final. [2]

Early years

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Mackenzie Little was born in Minnesota, but moved to Australia as an infant.[3] She joined Sydney’s Northern Suburbs Little Athletics as an Under-6. She loved playing many sports including soccer, softball, water polo and hockey. In Year 7 at Pymble Ladies College, she had her first javelin training session, after her hurdles competition was cancelled.[4]

As a teenager, Little competed in javelin, 400m hurdles, and heptathlon at a national level. At the age of 15 she was already throwing over 50 metres. In 2013, Little earnt a gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Ukraine.[5] In 2014, at 17 years of age, she threw 57.60m.[4]

NCAA

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Little has won 2 NCAA Javelin titles, 4 Pac-12 Conference titles, and is a 4-time All-American.

Representing Stanford University
Year Competition Venue Rank Event Distance
2019 NCAA Division I Championships United States Austin, Texas 1st Javelin throw 59.44 m (195 ft 0 in)
Pac-12 Conference Championships United States Tucson, Arizona 1st Javelin throw 59.13 m (193 ft 11 in)
2018 NCAA Division I Championships United States Eugene, Oregon 1st Javelin throw 60.36 m (198 ft 0 in)
Pac-12 Conference Championships United States Stanford, California 1st Javelin throw 54.88 m (180 ft 0 in)
2017 NCAA Division I Championships United States Eugene, Oregon 4th Javelin throw 55.32 m (181 ft 5 in)
Pac-12 Conference Championships United States Eugene, Oregon 1st Javelin throw 53.02 m (173 ft 11 in)
2016 NCAA Division I Championships United States Eugene, Oregon 7th Javelin throw 53.65 m (176 ft 0 in)
Pac-12 Conference Championships United States Seattle, Washington 1st Javelin throw 53.71 m (176 ft 2 in)

Achievements

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Little graduated from Stanford University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology.[2] During her time at the university, she won two NCAA javelin titles and improved her best to 60.36m.

Little studied medicine at the University of Sydney's Medical School, graduating with an M.D. in 2023. In her 2020/21 season, she threw a personal best of 61.42m, becoming the sixth-best in Australian history.[4]

Little represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6]

Year Competition Venue Rank Event Distance Notes
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 8th Javelin throw 59.96 m [7]
2022 World Championships United States Eugene, Oregon 5th Javelin throw 63.22 m
Commonwealth Games England Birmingham 2nd Javelin throw 64.27 m PB
2023 World Championships Hungary Budapest 3rd Javelin throw 63.38 m

References

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  1. ^ "Little Mackenzie". olympics.com. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Mackenzie Little". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Hollobaugh, Jeff. "Mackenzie Little Finding Balance In Her Life". Track & Field News. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Mackenzie Little". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "IAAF World Youth Championships Cali 2015 – Statistics Handbook" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Mackenzie Little is Paris bound". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Mackenzie Little – Profile". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
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