Julia Ratcliffe

Julia Susan Ratcliffe (born 14 July 1993) is a New Zealand track and field athlete who specialises in the hammer throw. She won the Gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, having won the Silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[3]

Julia Ratcliffe
Julia Ratcliffe with 2018 Commonwealth Games Gold medal
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1993-07-14) 14 July 1993
Hamilton, New Zealand
EducationPrinceton University[1]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportTrack and field athletics
Event(s)Hammer throw
College teamPrinceton Tigers
ClubHamilton City Hawks
Coached byDave Ratcliffe
Medal record
Track and field
Representing  New Zealand
Australian Youth Olympic Festival
2009 SydneyHammer Throw
Oceania Youth Championships
2010 Sydney Hammer Throw
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastHammer Throw
Oceania Championships
2019 TownsvilleHammer Throw
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowHammer Throw
World University Games
2015 GwangjuHammer Throw

Ratcliffe attended Waikato Diocesan School for Girls.[4] In 2017, she graduated from Princeton University, majoring in Economics with a certificate in Political Economy. While at Princeton she broke the Ivy League record for the indoor 20 lb weight throw in her first competition with the implement. In her first outdoor competition she broke the Ivy League record in the hammer throw. In 2014, she was unbeaten in the NCAA, was the NCAA Division 1 Hammer Throw champion and was awarded the USTFCCCA Division 1 Outdoor Field Scholar Athlete of the year. She held the New Zealand national record in the hammer throw from July 2012 until September 2020. Her personal best is 72.35 m set in February 2020.[5]

International results – Hammer
YearEventLocationPlace
2008Pacific School GamesCanberra1st[6]
2009Australian Youth Olympic FestivalSydney1st[7]
2009IAAF World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen10th[8]
2010Oceania Youth ChampionshipsSydney1st[9]
2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore11th[10]
2012Bauhaus Junioren-GalaMannheim1st[11]
2012IAAF World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona4th[12]
2013World University GamesKazan8th[13]
2014Commonwealth GamesGlasgow2nd[3]
2015World University GamesGwangju3rd[14]
2017IAAF World ChampionshipsLondon26th[15]
2017World University GamesTaipei11th[16]
2018Commonwealth GamesGold Coast1st[17]
2019Oceania Championships in AthleticsTownsville1st[18]
2019IAAF World Athletics ChampionshipsDoha14th[19]

Records – Hammer
YearRecordDistance
2008Pacific School Games – Girls 15 years46.90m[6][20]
2008New Zealand Secondary Schools – Junior Girls (3 kg)56.02m[21]
2009Australian Youth Olympic Festival51.94m[7][22]
2010New Zealand – Women Under 17 (4 kg)56.68m[23][24]
2011Oceania – Women Under 18 (4 kg)62.28m[23][24]
2011New Zealand Secondary Schools – Senior Girls (4 kg)57.67m[21]
2011New Zealand – Women Under 18 (4 kg)62.28m[23][24]
2012New Zealand – Women Under 1964.21m[23]
2013Oceania – Women Under 2067.00m[25]
2013New Zealand – Women Under 2068.80m[23]
2014Ivy League70.28m[26]

Commonwealth best performances – Hammer
YearBest PerformanceDistance
2010Commonwealth – Youth - 4 kg61.32m[27]
2012Commonwealth – Junior67.00m[28]

Best Performance – 20lb Indoor Weight
YearBest PerformanceMeetingDistance
2017New Zealand Indoor – WomenIvy League Heptagonals20.45m[29]

Other sports

Julia played field hockey for Waikato Diocesan School, captained Waikato Hockey representative teams at three different age levels and was a member of the Waikato representative team that won the national under 14 tournament in 2005.

References
  1. College team bio
  2. 2017 Universiade bio
  3. Leggat, David (29 July 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Silver in shot put and hammer throw". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. Geenty, Mark (29 July 2014). "Julia Ratcliffe wins silver in hammer throw". Waikato Times. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. "Ratcliffe Sets New Area Record at Porritt Classic". OA. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  6. "2008 Pacific School Games Track & Field Results". Pacific School Games. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. "Julia Ratcliffe sets NZ W16 Hammer Record and Weekly Roundup". Athletics New Zealand. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  8. "6th IAAF World Youth Championships – Women – Hammer Throw – Final". IAAF. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  9. "Oceania Under 18 Championships". Oceania Athletics. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  10. "Singapore and the First Youth Olympics". Athletics New Zealand. 14 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  11. "Bauhaus Junioren Gala 2012 in Mannheim". Leichtathletik. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  12. "14th IAAF World Junior Championships – Women – Hammer Throw – Final Results". IAAF. 14 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  13. "Women's Hammer Throw Final". FISU. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  14. "Women's Hammer Throw Final". FISU. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  15. "Hammer Throw Women - Qualification Summary".
  16. "2017 World University Games". Athletics New Zealand.
  17. "Athletes:Athletics Profile".
  18. "PARNOVA AND RATCLIFFE HIGHLIGHT FINAL DAY OF OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS".
  19. "Hammer Throw Women - Qualification Summary".
  20. In 2008 the weight used for this age group was 4 kg. There have been no further competitions but it expected that the weight for this age will be 3 kg should further competitions be held.
  21. "NZSSAA Records" (PDF). NZSSAA. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  22. In 2009 the weight used was 4 kg. In accordance with the IAAF the weight was changed to 3 kg in 2012.
  23. "Athletics New Zealand Records and Rankings". Athletics New Zealand. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  24. These performances were achieved with the designated weight for Youth age (Under 18) athletes at the time, which was 4 kg. It has subsequently been changed to 3 kg.
  25. "IAAF: Hammer Throw - women - u20 - outdoor | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  26. "Women's Track & Field Wins Four Events Highlighted by Ratcliffe's Record".
  27. "Hammer Throw – Women – Youth – Outdoor – All-time best". IAAF. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  28. "Hammer Throw – Women – Junior – Outdoor – All-time best". IAAF. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  29. "TFRRS – Julia Ratcliffe". TFRRS. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
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