Alexandra Tavernier (born 13 December 1993) is a French

hammer throw The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin. The "hammer" used in this sport is not like any of the tools also called by that name. It consist ...

er. 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tavernier, Alexandra 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Annecy French female hammer throwers World Athletics Championships athletes for France World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of France Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in athletics French Athletics Championships winners Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century French women