Maddi Wesche

EVENT: Athletics: Women's Shot Put

Maddison-Lee Wesche claimed the silver medal in a thrilling women’s shot put final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Wesche was in career best form in Paris, unleashing a 19.68m PB throw to sit in the lead for much of the women’s shotput final.

Germany’s Yemisi Ogunleye had a remarkable final-round throw, stealing the lead from the Kiwi athlete and taking the gold medal.

Wesche said he was on cloud nine after her silver medal win, and celebrated with her mother and sisters who were in the stands in Paris.

Wesche was an outstanding age-group athlete and follows in the rich tradition of New Zealand shot put exponents. She announced her presence to the athletics world in 2018 when she claimed gold at the World U20 Championships in Finland. In 2022 she won a bronze medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Wesche is coached by Mike Schofield and based in Auckland. She often competes in sunglasses describing them as her “lucky charm."