Mackenzie Little

Mackenzie Little

Personal information
Nationality	Australia United States
Born	(1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Javelin throw: 64.27 m (2022)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Australia World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Javelin throw Bronze medal – third place 2025 Tokyo Javelin throw Commonwealth Games Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Javelin throw

Mackenzie Little (born 22 December 1996) is an American-born Australian javelin thrower. She qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and came second in her Women's javelin throw qualification with a throw of 62.37m. She later came eighth in the final.

Early years

Mackenzie Little was born in Minnesota, but moved to Australia as an infant. She joined Sydney’s Northern Suburbs Little Athletics as an Under-6. She loved playing many sports including soccer, softball, water polo and hockey. In Year 7 at Pymble Ladies College, she had her first javelin training session, after her hurdles competition was cancelled.

As a teenager, Little competed in javelin, 400m hurdles, and heptathlon at a national level. At the age of 15 she was already throwing over 50 metres. In 2013, Little earnt a gold medal at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Ukraine. In 2014, at 17 years of age, she threw 57.60m.

NCAA

Little has won 2 NCAA Javelin titles, 4 Pac-12 Conference titles, and is a 4-time All-American.

Representing Stanford University
Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Distance
2019	NCAA Division I Championships	Austin, Texas	1st	Javelin throw	59.44 m (195 ft 0 in)
	Pac-12 Conference Championships	Tucson, Arizona	1st	Javelin throw	59.13 m (193 ft 11 in)
2018	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Javelin throw	60.36 m (198 ft 0 in)
	Pac-12 Conference Championships	Stanford, California	1st	Javelin throw	54.88 m (180 ft 0 in)
2017	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	4th	Javelin throw	55.32 m (181 ft 5 in)
	Pac-12 Conference Championships	Eugene, Oregon	1st	Javelin throw	53.02 m (173 ft 11 in)
2016	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon	7th	Javelin throw	53.65 m (176 ft 0 in)
	Pac-12 Conference Championships	Seattle, Washington	1st	Javelin throw	53.71 m (176 ft 2 in)

Achievements

Little graduated from Stanford University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology. During her time at the university, she won two NCAA javelin titles and improved her best to 60.36m.

Little studied medicine at the University of Sydney's Medical School, graduating with an M.D. in 2023. In her 2020/21 season, she threw a personal best of 61.42m, becoming the sixth-best in Australian history.

Little represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Distance	Notes
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo	8th	Javelin throw	59.96 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, Oregon	5th	Javelin throw	63.22 m
	Commonwealth Games	Birmingham	2nd	Javelin throw	64.27 m	PB
2023	World Championships	Budapest	3rd	Javelin throw	63.38 m

External links

• Mackenzie Little at World Athletics
• Mackenzie Little at Stanford Cardinal
• Mackenzie Little – Stanford University Cardinal results at the Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS)
• Mackenzie Little at Australian Athletics
• Mackenzie Little at Australian Athletics Historical Results
• Mackenzie Little at Commonwealth Games Australia
• Mackenzie Little at Olympics.com
• MacKenzie Little at Olympedia
• Mackenzie Little at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games