Julia Ratcliffe

Ratcliffe with 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal
Personal information
Born	(1993-07-14)14 July 1993 (age 32) Hamilton, New Zealand
Education	Princeton University[1]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Track and field athletics
Event	Hammer throw
College team	Princeton Tigers
Club	Hamilton City Hawks
Coached by	Dave Ratcliffe
Medal record Track and field Representing New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Hammer Throw 2014 Glasgow Hammer Throw 2022 Birmingham Hammer Throw Oceania Championships 2019 Townsville Hammer Throw World University Games 2015 Gwangju Hammer Throw Oceania Youth Championships 2010 Sydney Hammer Throw Australian Youth Olympic Festival 2009 Sydney Hammer Throw

Julia Ratcliffe (born 14 July 1993) is a retired New Zealand track and field athlete who specialised in thehammer throw. She won the gold medal at the2018 Commonwealth Games in theGold Coast, having won the silver medal at the2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.^[3]

Ratcliffe was born in Hamilton to Dave and Sue Ratcliffe, and has one older sister, Sarah.^[4][5] She attendedWaikato Diocesan School for Girls, where she was head girl and dux in her final year.^[5][6] In her youth, she participated in various sports includinghockey,netball, andhurdling.^[7]

Ratcliffe attendedPrinceton University in New Jersey, United States. She graduated in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in economics and a certificate in political economy.^[4] As of April 2020, she works as an economic analyst for theReserve Bank of New Zealand.^[8][9]

Ratcliffe began participating in hammer throw at age 12.^[6]

In 2014, Ratcliffe won theNCAAhammer throw title, becoming Princeton University's first female track and field NCAA champion.^[10]

Ratcliffe held theNew Zealand national record in the hammer throw from July 2012 until September 2020.^[11] She reclaimed the national title in March 2021, setting a new national record of 73.55 metres at the New Zealand Track and Field Championships.^[12]

In April 2021, Ratcliffe was selected to compete at the2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.^[13]

Ratcliffe announced her retirement on 13 January 2023.^[14]

Source: Athletics New Zealand Records & Rankings^[15]

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• Julia Ratcliffe at theNew Zealand Olympic Committee
• Julia Ratcliffe atOlympedia
• Julia Ratcliffe at theCommonwealth Games Federation (archived)

• 1993 births
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• New Zealand women hammer throwers
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• Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics
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• Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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• Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
• FISU World University Games bronze medalists for New Zealand
• Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
• Princeton University alumni
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• Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
• Sportspeople from Hamilton, New Zealand
• Athletes from Waikato
• New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
• NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners
• Princeton Tigers women's track and field athletes
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