Julia Ratcliffe
New Zealand Olympian: 1480
commonwealth games
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New Zealand Olympian: 1480
EVENT: Women's Hammer Throw
Hammer Thrower Julia Ratcliffe is an Olympian and three-time Commonwealth Games medallist. Ratcliffe made her first Olympic appearance in Tokyo with an impressive 73.22m throw in the qualifying round. She went on to finish 9th in the final with a best throw of 72.69m.
At Commonwealth Games level she has won two silver medals (Glasgow 2014, Birmingham 2022) and one gold medal (Gold Coast 2018).
Ratcliffe is a Princeton University graduate and works for the Reserve Bank as a financial market analyst. She was coached by her father Dave. Ratcliffe is also a member of the CGF Athletes Advisory Commission and the NZOC Athletes’ Commission.