Alexandra Tavernier (born 13 December 1993) is a French hammer thrower. She finished sixth at the 2014 European Championships. She won gold medals at the 2015 European U23 Championships and 2012 World Junior Championships.
Career On 26 August 2015, when she participated in her first world championships, she improved her personal best by 34 cm in qualifying, bringing her personal best to 74.39 m; thus, she qualified for her first world championship final when she was only 21 years old. She was second in the qualifying round.
The next day, she won the bronze medal, her first international medal in the senior ranks with a throw at 74.02 meters.
Tavernier took up athletics in 2004 and until 2014 was coached by her father Christophe. Her father and mother are retired hammer throwers, while her younger brother competes at a junior level.
Competition record Representing 2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia6thHammer throw60.66 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1stHammer throw70.62 m2013European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland –Hammer throwNMJeux de la FrancophonieNice, France3rdHammer throw69.95 m2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland6thHammer throw70.32 m2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1stHammer throw72.50 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China 3rdHammer throw74.02 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands –Hammer throwNMOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11th (q)Hammer throw65.18 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom12thHammer throw66.31 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan5thHammer throw70.20 m2018Mediterranean GamesTarragona, Spain1stHammer throw73.67 m (GR)European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2ndHammer throw74.78 m, NR2019World ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6thHammer throw73.33 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan4thHammer throw74.41 m2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany12thHammer throw66.60 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (q)Hammer throw70.19 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy18th (q)Hammer throw67.11 mOlympic GamesParis, France –Hammer throwNM
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