Olivia Sandery

Olivia Sandery
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003
Adelaide, Australia
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Medal record
World University Games
Silver medal – second place 2025 Bochum 20 km walk team

Olivia Sandery (born 22 January 2003) is an Australian race walker. She won the 10,000 m walk at the 2022–23 Australian Athletics Championships. In 2024, she won the national title over 35 km.[1]

Career

She is from South Australia and coached by Jarred Tallent. She set a 10 km personal best of 45:24 in January 2022.[2] In March 2022, she won silver in the women's U20 10 km team walk at the 2022 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships in Muscat, Oman.[3] In May 2022, she finished third in the 35 km walk at the Oceania Open 35 km Race Walking Championships.[4]

She finished fourth at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the women's 10,000 metres walk in Cali, Colombia. She set a personal best of 45:19.63 in the 10,000 m at Supernova #1 in January 2023, before setting a new South Australian record of 21:09.08 over 5000 m in March 2023.[5]

She won the 10,000 m walk at the 2022–23 Australian Athletics Championships in Brisbane in 2023.[6] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in the women's 20 kilometres walk in Budapest in August 2023.[7]

In February 2024, she finished third at the Oceanian & Australian 20 km Race Walking Championships over 20 km.[8] She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the women's 20 kilometres walk.[9] In December 2024, she set an Australian record time of 2:45:31 in winning the 35 km national race walking championship.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Olivia Sandery". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Australian race walkers using Muscat as building block in long-term plan". World Athletics. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ "SANDERY WINS SILVER AT WORLD RACE WALKING CHAMPS". Athleticssa.com. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Oceania Open 35km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ "FOR GOLD AND GLORY". Athletics.com.au. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Australian Championships". World Athletics. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Australian walker Jemima Montag claims silver medal at World Athletics Championships in Budapest". abc.net.au. 20 Aug 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Oceanian & Australian 20km Race Walking Championships". World Athletics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Program: "I didn't think she should keep going" - doctor comments on SA's Olympic walker". abc.net.au. 1 Aug 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. ^ "SANDERY AND COWLEY CROWNED 35KM RACE WALK CHAMPIONS IN MELBOURNE". Athletics.com.au. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.