Lara Roberts
Australian hammer thrower (born 2003)
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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]
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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) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]