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Audrey Jacobs (born 21 March 2004) is a Dutch track and field athlete. In 2022 and 2023 she won Dutch national championships in the Hammer throw.[1]

Early life

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From Velden, Jacobs studied at Valuascollege in the Netherlands and at University of California, Berkeley.[2]

Career

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She won the hammer throw at the 2022 Dutch Athletics Championships in June 2022.[3] In August 2022 Jacobs finished seventh at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the women's hammer throw event with a distance of 60.83 metres.[4]

She recorded a personal best distance of 64.57 metres in May 2023 in Sacremento.[5] She represented her country in the women's hammer at the 2023 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Silesia in June 2023.[6] She recorded a distance of 63.77 metres at the 2023 NCAA final in Texas in June 2023.[7] She retained her Dutch national title in Breda in July 2023.[8] She finished eighth at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in August 2023, in Jerusalem.[9]

She managed a new personal best and national U23 record distance of 65.22 metres in April 2024. Shortly afterwards, injuries from a motor vehicle accident ruled her out for the rest of the year.

References

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  1. ^ "Audrey Jacobs". World Athletics. 4 June 2023.
  2. ^ https://calbears.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/audrey-jacobs/22258
  3. ^ "Senioren Vrouwen Hammer throw". Atletiek.nu. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Hammer Throw women". World athletics. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  5. ^ "ANNA PURCHASE AND AUDREY JACOBS 1ST AND 8TH PLACE WOMEN'S HAMMER THROW - NCAA D1 WEST OUTDOOR PRELIMINARY ROUND 2023". Runners Space. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  6. ^ "European Athletics Team Championships First Division". World Athletics. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  7. ^ Faraudo, Jeff (9 June 2023). "Cal Track & Field: Anna Purchase Third in Hammer Throw at NCAA Meet". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Dutch Championships". World Athletics. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Results: European Athletics U20 Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2024.