Alexandra Tavernier
Alexandra Tavernier (born 13 December 1993) is a French hammer thrower.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.[4] The next day, she won the bronze medal, her first international medal in the senior ranks with a throw at 74.02 meters.[5] 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.
AnnecyFranceTrack and fieldHammer throwWorld Championships2015 BeijingEuropean Championships2018 Berlinhammer thrower2014 European Championships2015 European U23 Championships2012 World Junior ChampionshipsEuropean Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, EstoniaWorld Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain70.62 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTampere, FinlandJeux de la FrancophonieNice, FranceZürich, Switzerland70.32 m72.50 mBeijing, China74.02 mAmsterdam, NetherlandsOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil65.18 mLondonUnited Kingdom66.31 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan70.20 mMediterranean GamesTarragona, SpainBerlinGermany74.78 mDoha, Qatar73.33 mTokyo, Japan74.41 mMunich, Germany66.60 mBudapest, Hungary70.19 mRome, Italy67.11 mParis, FranceWayback MachineWorld Athleticslequipe.frFrench Athletics FederationOlympics.comFrench Olympic and Sports CommitteeOlympediaFlorence EzehEster BalassiniSilvia SalisJessika GuehaseimLaura RedondoWorld U20 ChampionsIvana BrkljačićMaryia SmaliachkovaBianca PerieSophie HitchonAlyona ShamotinaBeatrice Nedberge LlanoCamryn RogersSilja KosonenRachele MoriEuropean Athletics U23 ChampionshipsMihaela MelinteManuela MontebrunKamila SkolimowskaYekaterina KhoroshikhZalina MarghievaSofiya PalkinaSamantha Borutta