Lara Roberts
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 November 2003 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | Hammer: 70.97 m (2025) | ||||||||||||||
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Lara Roberts (born 7 November 2003) is an Australian hammer thrower. She represented Australia at the 2025 World Athletics Championships and won the bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Biography
From Forestdale, Queensland, she attended Brisbane State High School. Her brother Ben Roberts is also an athlete, with both siblings representing Australia at the 2019 Oceania U18 Championships.[2][3][4]
Roberts threw a personal best in the hammer throw of 70.97 metres at the Mt. SAC Relays in the United States in April 2025, competing for Texas State University.[5] Roberts subsequently placed third overall in the hammer throw at the 2025 NCAA Championships with a throw of 70.42 metres in June.[6][7] Later that year, Roberts competed for Australia at the 2025 World University Games in Germany,[8] and the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
On 10 April 2026, she placed runner-up to Stephanie Ratcliffe in the hammer throw at the 2026 Australian Championships, with a best of 65.51 metres.[10] Roberts placed sixth at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a throw of 69.05 metres.[11] Roberts was selected for the hammer throw at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, qualifying for the final of the hammer throw on 27 July with a distance of 66.73 metres, prior to winning the bronze medal in the final the following day with a second round throw of 68.05 metres.[12][13][14]
References
- ↑ "Lara Roberts". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Lara and Benjamin Roberts: Oceania Championships". couriermail.com.au. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Australia's surprise bronze medallist Lara Roberts' gives dad the green light to 'rub it in'". 7news.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Moreton Bay College wins the Stevens Cup aggregate trophy the QGSSSA athletics meet". couriermail.com.au. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
- ↑ "Mt. SAC Relays". World Athletics. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ McQuaid, Dan (14 June 2025). "NCAA Women's Hammer — Ratcliffe Returns To Top Spot". Track ans Field News. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field". World Athletics. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "OLYMPIANS AND GLOBAL MEDALLISTS TO HEADLINE LARGEST EVER AUSTRALIAN UNIROOS ATHLETICS TEAM". Athletics.com.au. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field". World Athletics. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
- ↑ "PATTERSON COMPLETES GLASGOW FAIRYTALE AS SPRINTERS FIRE AND ROBINSON WINS GOLD". athletics.com. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Hobbs breaks through with sensational run". olympic.org. 28 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
- ↑ "Browning slams 'extremely weird' Glasgow Games anomaly". ESPN. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.