Lauren Bruce
New Zealand Olympian: 1399
Biography
EVENT: Women's Hammer Throw
Lauren Bruce has competed at both the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The Melbourne-based athlete, who is coached by Dale Stevenson, made a significant breakthrough setting a national record of 73.47m in Hastings in 2020.
In 2021, she set an Oceania record of 74.61m in Tucson before later that year finishing 23rd at the Tokyo Olympics.
After finishing a creditable 13th in the 2022 World Championships final – missing the final by one place – she competed at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Hailing from Timaru, Lauren is a former gymnast and likes to relax by baking.
athlete
Fast facts
- Sport
- Athletics
- Birth place
- Christchurch
- Born
- 1997
- Height
- 173cm
Olympic Summer GamesParis 2024
Athletics(Hammer Throw - Women)
- Performance: 68.93
- Result: 11
- Placed: 20 of 32
- Throw 1: x
- Throw 2: 67.03
- Throw 3: 68.93
Commonwealth GamesBirmingham 2022
Athletics(Hammer Throw - Women)
- Performance: NM
Olympic Summer GamesTokyo 2020
Athletics(Hammer Throw - Women)
- Performance: 67.71m
- Result: 12th
- Placed: 23 of 31
- 1st Throw: 67.71m
- 2nd Throw: 66.01m
- 3rd Throw: 66.15m