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Alexandra Tavernier

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Alexandra Tavernier
Tavernier at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1993-12-13) 13 December 1993 (age 30)
Annecy, France[1]
EducationEcole Catholique de Bretagne
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportTrack and field
EventHammer throw
ClubAnnecy Haute-Savoie Athlétisme[1]
Coached byWalter Ciofani (−2016)
Christophe Tavernier (−2014)
Guy Guerin (2016–)[1]
Achievements and titles
Personal best75.23 m (2020)[3]
Medal record
Representing  France
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing Hammer throw
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin Hammer throw

Alexandra Tavernier (born 13 December 1993) is a French hammer thrower. She finished sixth at the 2014 European Championships. She won gold medals at the 2015 European U23 Championships and 2012 World Junior Championships.

Career

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On 26 August 2015, when she participated in her first world championships, she improved her personal best by 34 cm in qualifying, bringing her personal best to 74.39 m; thus, she qualified for her first world championship final when she was only 21 years old. She was second in the qualifying round. [4] The next day, she won the bronze medal, her first international medal in the senior ranks with a throw at 74.02 meters. [5]

Tavernier took up athletics in 2004 and until 2014 was coached by her father Christophe. Her father and mother are retired hammer throwers, while her younger brother competes at a junior level.[1]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  France
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 6th Hammer throw 60.66 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Hammer throw 70.62 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland Hammer throw NM
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 3rd Hammer throw 69.95 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 6th Hammer throw 70.32 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Hammer throw 72.50 m
World Championships Beijing, China 3rd Hammer throw 74.02 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands Hammer throw NM
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th (q) Hammer throw 65.18 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12th Hammer throw 66.31 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 5th Hammer throw 70.20 m
2018 Mediterranean Games Tarragona, Spain 1st Hammer throw 73.67 m (GR)
European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd Hammer throw 74.78 m, NR
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 6th Hammer throw 73.33 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 4th Hammer throw 74.41 m
2022 European Championships Munich, Germany 12th Hammer throw 66.60 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (q) Hammer throw 70.19 m
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 18th (q) Hammer throw 67.11 m
Olympic Games Paris, France Hammer throw NM

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Alexandra Tavernier. nbcolympics.com
  2. ^ Alexandra Tavernier Archived 2016-08-26 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ Alexandra Tavernier at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Épatante Tavernier". lequipe.fr. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ Jon Mulkeen (2015-08-27). "Report: women's hammer final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015". IAAF. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
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