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1952 birthsLiving peopleOlympic athletes of AustraliaAustralian female javelin throwersAthletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer OlympicsAthletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer OlympicsCommonwealth Games gold medallists for AustraliaCommonwealth Games silver medallists for AustraliaCommonwealth Games medallists in athleticsAthletes (track and field) at the 1970 British Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1982 Commonwealth GamesAthletes (track and field) at the 1986 Commonwealth GamesAustralian athletics biography stubs


Australianathletejavelin throwNational Championships1970 Commonwealth GamesAuckland1980 Moscow OlympicsCommonwealth GamesSue Howland1984 LA Olympics








Petra Rivers
Personal information
Born11 December 1952

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Women's athletics
Representing  Australia

Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Edinburgh Javelin
Gold medal – first place 1974 Christchurch Javelin
Silver medal – second place 1982 Brisbane Javelin

Petra Rivers (born 11 December 1952) is a retired Australian athlete who specialised in the javelin throw.


At the 1970 National Championships, she won both the Open and Junior javelin titles. Although still only seventeen, it was her fourth national junior javelin championship win. Her performances earned her a place in the Australian team for the 1970 Commonwealth Games and she comfortably won the gold medal in Edinburgh.


In late 1971, she threw Australian and World Junior records of 61.76 and 62.24 metres, in quick succession but injury kept her out of the 1972 national titles and Olympic Games. She recovered to repeat her Commonwealth Games gold medal win in Auckland but continuing injuries forced her retirement from the sport, at age 22, in 1975.


Four years later, Rivers returned from retirement and gained Olympic selection for the 1980 Moscow Olympics. She won the 1982 national championships with a huge national record throw of 69.28 metres and took the silver medal at the Brisbane Commonwealth Games behind team-mate Sue Howland.


Rivers went on to compete in the 1984 LA Olympics and 1986 Commonwealth Games.



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  • Australian athletics champions (Women)


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