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Raven Saunders
- Born
- May 15, 1996 (30 years old)
- Birthplace
- Charleston, United States
- Events
- Shot Put
Raven Saunders (born May 15, 1996), also known as "Hulk," is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put.
They represented the United States in shot put at the Summer Olympics in 2016, 2021, and 2024, medaling in silver at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
As a student at Southern Illinois University and University of Mississippi, they won four NCAA collegiate titles in shot put, both indoor and outdoor. They were a world junior silver medalist in 2014 and the Pan American junior champion in 2015.
As of Oct 30, 2026: Shot Put 19.96 (#88 all-time), 2024 season best 19.90 (Jun 29, 2024, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA)) · Last competition: Athletissima Lausanne, Aug 22, 2024, 19.08 · Olympic Games: 1 silver · 30 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Medals
| Competitions | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SP | 19.90 | – | Jun 29, 2024 | U.S. Olympic Team Trials |
| 2022 | SP | 18.95 | – | Jun 26, 2022 | Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2021 | SP | 19.96 | – | Jun 24, 2021 | U.S. Olympic Trials, Hayward Field, Eugene, OR |
| 2020 | SP | 17.84 | – | Feb 8, 2020 | – |
| 2020 | SP Indoor | 17.84 | – | Feb 8, 2020 | JDL Fast Track, Winston Salem, NC (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | SP | 16.95 | – | Apr 27, 2019 | Tucson, AZ (USA) |
| 2018 | SP | 19.74 | – | Sep 9, 2018 | IAAF Continental Cup, Ostrava |
| 2017 | SP | 19.76 | – | Jun 24, 2017 | Sacramento, CA (USA) |