Tori West
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| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Heptathlon | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Heptathlon: 6245 (Gotzis, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
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Tori West (born 14 October 1995) is an Australian multi-event athlete.[1]
Biography
[edit]West is from Townsville in Queensland.[2][3] A talented junior across multiple sports, West competed at State Titles at age 11 in the High Jump, became an U18 National Champion in Javelin,[4] and briefly competed as a boxer winning the Queensland 69 kg State Championship in 2017 before retiring undefeated with a 4-0 record.[5]
West attended the University of Queensland and competed at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples.[6]
Retiring from boxing to focus on athletics, West set a goal of qualifying for the 2018 Commonwealth Games being held in her home State of Queensland, ultimately ranking 2nd in Australia but falling short of qualification.[7][8]
In January 2020, she won the heptathlon at the Australian combined events championships in Brisbane with a tally of 6028 points, becoming the first Australian to break the 6,000 point mark in 13 years.[9][10]
After several seasons of injury and COVID-related interruptions, West was runner-up at the 2024 Australian Athletics Championships in April 2024.[11]
Still on the outside of qualification for the upcoming Olympic Games, West set a personal best score of 6245 to finish sixth at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis in May 2024,[12] followed by a silver medal at the 2024 Oceania Athletics Championships in Suva, Fiji in June 2024.[13] During this period, West achieved personal bests in 6 of the 7 heptathlon events.[8]
In July 2024, she was selected for the heptathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[14] She finished 20th, with 5848 points.[15] She finished eighth overall in the 2024 World Athletics Combined Events Tour.[16]
West regained her national crown, winning the heptathlon at the Australian Athletics Championships in Perth on 12 April 2025.[17] In September 2025, she competed at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, finishing in seventeenth place.[18][19]
On 10 April, West scored 6162 points to finish second in heptathlon at the 2026 Australian Championships, 13 points behind Mia Scerri.[20][21]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tori West". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ Elkerton, Matthew (7 July 2019). "Townsville heptathlete Tori West ready to represent her nation on home soil". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ↑ Darvenetia, Nic (7 July 2024). "Townsville athlete Tori West confirmed for heptathlon at Paris Olympic Games". Townsville Bulletin. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "An Interview with Meat Based Athlete Tori West". Stockman Steaks. 2024-10-30. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ "Tori West | Australian Heptathlete". Tori West. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ "UQ students set for World University Games". uq.edu.au. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (2018-02-19). "Nervous wait for West after finishing fourth at Comm Games trials". Townsville Bulletin.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 "Tori West | Australian Athletics". www.athletics.com.au. 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2026-04-09.
- ↑ Dawson, Andrew (17 February 2020). "Tori West is one step closer to the Tokyo Olympic Games after winning the national heptathlon". Courier Mail. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Australian Combined Events Championships". World Athletics. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Australia Athletics Championships 2024: Full list of medal winners". Olympics.com. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Combined eventers prepared for Pre-Paris test in Ratingen". World Athletics. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Moloney maintains upward trajectory at Oceania Championships". World Athlerics. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ Adams, Tim (July 8, 2024). "Australia take second largest ever team to Paris Olympics". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Women's Heptathlon medal results - Paris 2024 Olympics". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ↑ "Atherley and Erm win World Athletics Combined Events Tour". World Athletics. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
- ↑ "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 21 Sep 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
- ↑ "GREEN AND GOLD TO SHINE IN TOKYO WITH LARGEST ATHLETICS TEAM YET". Athletics.com.au. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
- ↑ "KENNEDY AND MYERS SHINE UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS AT AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Athletics.com.au. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 10 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Tori West at World Athletics
- Tori West at Australian Athletics
- Tori West at Australian Athletics Historical Results
- Tori West at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Tori West at Olympics.com
