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Track and Field

Raven Saunders

Olympian 2016, 2020, 2024

Raven Saunders
  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio#

Raven Saunders looks down through his goggles with his mask on

Height

5'5"

Age

28

Hometown

Charleston, SC

Education

University of Mississippi

Personal
  • Daughter of Herbert Johnson and Clarissa Saunders
  • Has one sister, Tanzania
  • Started throwing shot put and discus in ninth grade
  • Enjoys playing the piano
  • Named the 2014 Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year
  • Set the all-time national high school girls record holder in the shot put
Olympic Experience
  • 3-time Olympian; 1-time Olympic medalist (1 silver)
    • Olympic Games Paris 2024, 11th (Shot Put - Women)
    • Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, silver (Shot Put - Women)
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 5th (Shot Put - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2017 – 10th (Shot Put - Women)
  • Years of participation: Shot Put - Women 2017
  • Top finish: 10th – 2017 (Shot Put - Women)

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