Alexandra Tavernier Explained

Alexandra Tavernier
Nationality:	French
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	Hammer throw
Pb:	75.23 m (2020)
Birth Date:	13 December 1993
Birth Place:	Annecy, France
Height:	1.70 m
Weight:	82 kg
Club:	Annecy Haute-Savoie Athlétisme
Coach:	Walter Ciofani (−2016) Christophe Tavernier (−2014) Guy Guerin (2016–)
Education:	Ecole Catholique de Bretagne

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. ^[1] The next day, she won the bronze medal, her first international medal in the senior ranks with a throw at 74.02 meters.^[2]

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
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	6th	Hammer throw	60.66 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	bgcolor=gold	1st	Hammer throw	70.62 m
2013	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	–	Hammer throw	NM
	Jeux de la Francophonie	Nice, France	3rd	Hammer throw	69.95 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	6th	Hammer throw	70.32 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	bgcolor=gold	1st	Hammer throw	72.50 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	Hammer throw	74.02 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	–	Hammer throw	NM
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th (q)	Hammer throw	65.18 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	12th	Hammer throw	66.31 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	5th	Hammer throw	70.20 m
2018	Mediterranean Games	Tarragona, Spain	bgcolor=gold	1st	Hammer throw	73.67 m (GR)
	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Hammer throw	74.78 m, NR
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	6th	Hammer throw	73.33 m
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Hammer throw	74.41 m
2022	European Championships	Munich, Germany	12th	Hammer throw	66.60 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	Hammer throw	70.19 m
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	18th (q)	Hammer throw	67.11 m
2024	Olympic Games	Paris, France	–	Hammer throw	NM

Notes and References

1. Web site: Épatante Tavernier. 26 August 2015. lequipe.fr. 26 August 2015.
2. Web site: Report: women's hammer final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015 . 2015-09-19 . 2015-08-27 . IAAF . Jon Mulkeen . en.