Tori West Explained
Tori West |
Nationality: | Australian |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Heptathlon |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1995 |
Pb: | Heptathlon: 6245 (Gotzis, 2024) |
Tori West (born 14 October 1995) is an Australian multi-event athlete.[1]
Early life
She is from Townsville in Queensland.[2] [3] She attended the University of Queensland and competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.[4]
Career
In January 2020, she won the heptathlon at the Australian combined events championships in Brisbane with a tally of 6028 points.[5] [6]
She was runner-up at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships in April 2024.[7]
She set a personal best score of 6245 to finish sixth at the HypoMeeting in Götzis in May 2024.[8]
She won silver at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji in June 2024.[9]
In July 2024, she was selected for the heptathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[10] She finished 20th, with 5848 points.[11]
Notes and References
- Web site: Tori West. World Athletics. 9 July 2024.
- Web site: Townsville heptathlete Tori West ready to represent her nation on home soil. Townsville Bulletin. 7 July 2019. 28 May 2024. Matthew. Elkerton.
- Web site: Townsville athlete Tori West confirmed for heptathlon at Paris Olympic Games. Townsville Bulletin. 7 July 2024. 9 July 2024. Nic. Darvenetia.
- Web site: UQ students set for World University Games. uq.edu.au. 9 July 2024. 1 July 2019.
- Web site: Tori West is one step closer to the Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the national heptathlon. Andrew. Dawson. 17 February 2020. Courier Mail. 9 July 2024.
- Web site: Australian Combined Events Championships. World Athletics. 9 July 2024. 16 February 2020.
- Web site: Australia Athletics Championships 2024: Full list of medal winners. Olympics.com. 9 July 2024. 19 April 2024.
- Web site: Combined eventers prepared for Pre-Paris test in Ratingen. World Athletics. 9 July 2024. 20 June 2024.
- Web site: Moloney maintains upward trajectory at Oceania Championships. World Athlerics. 9 July 2024. 5 June 2024.
- Web site: Australia take second largest ever team to Paris Olympics. Athletics Weekly. 9 July 2024. Tim . Adams . July 8, 2024.
- Web site: Women's Heptathlon medal results - Paris 2024 Olympics . 2024-08-13 . BBC Sport . en-GB.