Taryn Gollshewsky

Taryn Linley Gollshewsky (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian athlete specialising in the discus throw.[4] She represented her country at the 2017 World Championships without qualifying for the final. In addition, she won a bronze medal at the 2017 Summer Universiade.

Taryn Gollshewsky
Taryn Gollshewsky in August 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993
Bundaberg, Australia[1]
EducationCentral Queensland University[2]
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw
Coached byLes Kuorikoski

Her personal best in the event is 60.27 metres set in Perth in 2016.[5]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Australia
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 12th Discus throw 43.84 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 25th (q) Discus throw 43.97 m
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 9th Discus throw 53.04 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 9th Discus throw 53.91 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 27th (q) Discus throw 54.29 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 3rd Discus throw 58.11 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 5th Discus 55.47 m

References
  1. "2014 Commonwealth Games bio". glasgow2014.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. 2017 Universiade bio
  3. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  4. Taryn Gollshewsky at World Athletics
  5. "All-Athletics profile". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 18 September 2017.


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