Lauren Bruce (NZL) has thrown 5.30m Personal Best to break fellow Kiwi, Julia Ratcliffe Area Hammer Throw Record.
Her throw of 73.47, at a meet in Hawkes Bay takes her up to 57th on the World All time list.
The former gymnast, who at 14 years old had to give up Gymnastics due to a stress fracture in her back, decided then to continue with athletics, and what a great choice that has turned out to be.
In 2016, Bruce earnt her first New Zealand singlet, competiting in the Hammer and Discus at the World Under 20 Championships. Last year, she finished 4th in the Hammer Throw at the Area Championships, the same meet that Ratcliffe first set the Area Record.
Under the guidance of Dale Stevenson, one of the world’s best rotational throws coaches, she has continued to improve. She has now shown she is capable of throwing over the automatic qualifier for Tokyo 2020+1, she will have to do it again once the qualification window reopens on December 1st. Currently ranked 31st, and inside the quota based on rankings, Bruce wont be leaving anything to chance and will be after an automatic qualifier of 72.50 come December 1.
HAMMER THROW
21.65 Melissa ETTINGHAUSEN AUS 1 Paramatta 02.11.80
23.16 Diana PRENC AUS 1 Sydney 14.02.81
23.72 Anne-Maree DONALDSON AUS 1 Springwood 15.03.81
37.42 Beverley FRANCIS AUS 150255 1 Sydney 07.08.82
40.56 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Sydney 09.02.86
44.30 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Sydney 20.12.86
43.40 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Sydney 21.02.88
45.74 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Perth 27.03.88
46.84 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Canberra 04.11.89
47.16 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Canberra 10.01.90
48.90 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Canberra 11.03.90
49.52 Bernardette SERONE AUS 111068 1 Melbourne 31.03.90
49.80 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 2 Adelaide 06.03.92
51.04 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Canberra 14.03.92
53.14 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 02.01.93
53.60 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 09.01.93
58.90 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Hobart 17.01.93
60.30 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 29.01.94
61.46 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 12.02.94
62.38 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 19.02.94
62.66 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Auckland 28.01.95
63.04 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 11.02.95
63.22 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 03.03.95
63.92 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 21.03.95
65.24 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Birmingham 15.07.95
65.68 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Melbourne 01.03.97
66.72 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Melbourne 14.03.98
67.16 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Sydney 10.08.98
67.22 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 1 Brisbane 06.09.00
67.95 Debbie SOSIMENKO AUS 050474 5 Sydney 29.09.00
68.73 Bronwyn EAGLES AUS 230380 1 Canberra 18.02.01
68.83 Bronwyn EAGLES AUS 230380 1 Hobart 11.03.01
70.19 Bronwyn EAGLES AUS 230380 1 Calgary 30.07.01
71.12 Bronwyn EAGLES AUS 230380 1 Adelaide 06.03.03
71.39 Julia RATCLIFFE NZL 140793 1 Townsville 28.06.19
72.35 Julia RATCLIFFE NZL 140793 1 Hamilton 15.02.20
