Raven Saunders: Wiki (Track and Field), Bio, Family, Age, Career, Net Worth

Raven Saunders: Wiki, Age, Bio, Family, Height, Net Worth, Profession, Birthday, Nationality, Parents, Life Career, Education, Achievements & More: Raven Saunders is an American track and field athlete who plays in the shot put and discus throw. She won a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The medal was won by her for throwing a distance of 19.79 m (64 ft 11 in). Read the following article to know more about her.

Raven Saunders Life

She was born on May 15, 1996, in Charleston, South Carolina in the USA. She is 25 years old as of 2021. According to the official data, she is 5feet 5inches tall. There is nothing much known about her personal life. It seems that she does not like talking about her private life. Therefore, there is not much known about her. She is a track and field player and usually participates in events like shot put and discuss throw. There is not much known about her mother or father. She hasn’t revealed anything about her childhood or her siblings. She attended Burke High School in Charleston, South Carolina, and went to Ole Miss Rebels. This also means that she played on the team of both educational institutions. Connie Price-Smith coached her and has been a major influence in her life.

As of now, her love life is still a mystery but she is openly a lesbian. She has always been an advocate for or racial justice and mental health. She has been subjected to them from an early age and has struggled mentally a lot.

 

Raven Saunders Career

Junior career

Saunders graduated from Burke High School in Charleston. Here she used to compete in track and field. She broke the national high school record. The record for shot put was broken with a mark of 17.27 m (56 ft 7+3⁄4 in) in 2014. This led her to be nominated for the Gatorade Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year for her effort.

She used to attend Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois but later on transferred to the University of Mississippi and started playing for the Ole Miss Rebels track team.

Later on, she is recorded as the first American junior athlete to throw exceeding eighteen meters. She proceeded to develop her American junior records and broke the Missouri Valley Conference record.

Raven Saunders is known for being one of the best athletes and won the shot put titles at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships while in Ole Miss Rebels. It is to be noted that she placed 12th at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships and won the shot put titles at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships as well as the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Championships.

She has the title for breaking many records one of them was the 23-year-old outdoor championship record. She broke it with her shot put throw of 19.33 m (63 ft 5 in) in 2016.

Senior career

Raven Saunders made her international debut at the 2014 World Junior Championships. It was in Athletics in Eugene, Oregon, and took the silver medal behind Guo Tianqian of China. The following year, Raven held eighth place at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Later on, she stood at the top of the podium at the 2015 Pan American Junior Athletics Championships. Here, she also set a new record.

Raven Saunders came back as an enhanced athlete for the 2016 United States Olympic Trials. She successfully earned her first Olympic team with a best of 19.24 m (63 ft 1+1⁄4 in). In 2021 she won second place at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials. Her shot put throw was 19.96 m (65 ft 6 in).  She has earned her silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, throwing a distance of 19.79 m (64 ft 11 in).

Raven Saunders posted a picture on Instagram with a caption: “If you are BLACK, LGBTQIA+, Or mentally Struggling. This one is for you”

Here is the full bio of Raven Saunders, her family, mother, father, brother, sister, name, age, height in feet, wide, body measurement, boyfriend, interest, high school, college, nationality,  University, spouse, Instagram, income network, birthday, zodiac, sign, education, religion, date of birth.

Raven Saunders Bio, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real name	Raven Saunders
Gender	Female
Age	25
Date of birth	May 15, 1996
Birthplace	Charleston, South Carolina
Nationality	America
Hometown	Not Known
Profession	Athletics
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Weight	Not Known
School	Williston Northampton School
Zodiac sign	Aries
Marital status	Not Married
University	University in Carbondale, Illinois
Parents	Not known
Siblings	Not known
Girlfriend	Not known
Religion	Not Known
Children	Not Known
Net worth	Not Known

Some lesser-known facts

• She was born on May 15, 1996, in Charleston, South Carolina in the USA.
• As of now, her love life is still a mystery but she is openly a lesbian.
• She is known for being one of the best athletes and won the shot put titles at the 2016 Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
• It is to be noted that she placed 12th at the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships
• She has earned her silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, throwing a distance of 19.79 m (64 ft 11 in).

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