Olivia Sandery
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 22 January 2003 Adelaide, Australia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Race Walking |
Olivia Sandery (born 22 January 2003) is an Australian race walker. She won the 10,000m walk at the 2022–23 Australian Athletics Championships. In 2024, she won the national title over 35km.[1]
Career
[edit]She is from South Australia and coached by Jarred Tallent. She set a 10km PB of 45:24 in January 2022.[2] In March 2022, she won silver in the women’s U20 10km team walk at the 2022 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat, Oman.[3] In May 2022, she finished third in the 35km walk at the Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships.[4]
She finished fourth at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the Women's 10,000 metres walk in Cali, Colombia. She set a personal best of 45:19.63 in the 10,000m at Supernova #1 in January 2023, before setting a new South Australian record of 21:09.08 over 5000m in March 2023.[5]
She won the 10,000m walk at the 2022–23 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane in 2023.[6] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the Women's 20 kilometres walk in Budapest in August 2023.[7]
In February 2024, she finished third at the Oceanian & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships over 20km.[8] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the Women's 20 kilometres walk.[9] In December 2024, she set an Australian record time of 2:45:31 in winning the 35km national race walking championship.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Olivia Sandery". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Australian race walkers using Muscat as building block in long-term plan". World Athletics. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "SANDERY WINS SILVER AT WORLD RACE WALKING CHAMPS". Athleticssa.com. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "FOR GOLD AND GLORY". Athletics.com.au. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Australian walker Jemima Montag claims silver medal at World Athletics Championships in Budapest". abc.net.au. 20 Aug 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Oceanian & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "Program: "I didn't think she should keep going" - doctor comments on SA's Olympic walker". abc.net.au. 1 Aug 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ "SANDERY AND COWLEY CROWNED 35KM RACE WALK CHAMPIONS IN MELBOURNE". Athletics.com.au. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
