Riley Day

Riley Day (born 30 March 2000) is an Australian sprinter.[4]

Riley Day
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000
Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia[1]
EducationGriffith University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
ClubBeaudesert[2]
Coached byDonna Thomas[3]

Early life and career

Riley began her athletics career at the age of nine, when she was entered into her local Little Athletics club by her mother. She entered the public eye through her performances at the 2017 Nitro Athletics series. She then competed at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, winning gold in the 200 metres and silver in the 100 metres. From her performances she was invited to compete in the 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.[5]

Senior career

Riley competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[6] She placed seventh in her heat with a time of 23.77s.[7]

She competed in the 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. She made the semi-finals and ran fourth in her race, in a time of 23.24s. She missed out on a position in the final by 0.01s to Bianca Williams.[8]

References
  1. "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. "Committee". Beaudesert Little Athletics. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "Athlete Profile Riley Day". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "Riley Day". IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  5. "2018 IAAF World U20 Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Athletics Australia. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  6. "200 Metres Women". IAAF. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  7. "Athlete Profile Riley Day". Athletics Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. "Riley Day misses out on making the 200m final by the narrowest possible margin". Herald Sun. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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