Maddi Wesche
New Zealand shot putter (born 1999)
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Maddison-Lee Wesche (born 13 June 1999) is a New Zealand athlete specialising in the shot put.[1] She won the silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In 2018, she also won a gold medal at the World U20 Championships in Tampere.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maddison-Lee Wesche |
| Born | 13 June 1999 |
| Education | Massey University |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Shot put |
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| Achievements and titles | |
National finals | Shot put champion (2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) |
| Personal bests | Shot put: 20.06 m (Tokyo, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Early life and education
Wesche was born in West Auckland, New Zealand, to parents Renee and Hans.[2][3][4][5] She is of Samoan descent.[4] The middle of three sisters, Wesche comes from a sporting family: her father played basketball, while her mother was a hockey player. She initially played netball before switching to sprinting and, eventually, shot put.[6]
Wesche was educated at Lynfield College in Blockhouse Bay, Auckland, from 2013 to 2017.[7] She completed studies towards the Bachelor of Arts in psychology at Massey University.[8]
Career
Wesche set a personal best of 18.65 m in the qualifying round of shot put at the 2020 Summer Olympics, improving to 18.98 m in the final and finishing in sixth place.[9]
Wesche took the bronze medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with a put of 20.06 m, equalling her personal best.[10]
