{{short description|Australian sprinter}} {{use Australian English|date=August 2017}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2017}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Riley Day | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = Australian | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6029572-riley-day.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref> | height = 1.70 m | weight = 60 kg | education = Griffith University | sport = Sprinting | event = 100 metres, 200 metres | club = Beaudesert<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beaudesertlittleas.com.au/index.cfm?fuseaction=Display_Page&PageID=10031&OrgID=4637 |title=Committee |publisher=Beaudesert Little Athletics |access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref> | collegeteam = }}
'''Riley Day''' (born 30 March 2000) is an Australian sprinter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/riley-day-287651 |title=Riley Day |publisher=IAAF |access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> She was selected for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and competed in the Women's 200 meters. Day came third in her heat and therefore qualified for the semi-final. She managed a time of 22:56, 0.43 of a second behind the winner Shelly-Ann Frazer-Pryce from Jamaica.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Athletics DAY Riley|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1481550-day-riley.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=2021-09-10|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|language=en-us|archive-date=10 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910001303/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1481550-day-riley.htm}}</ref>
==Early years== Riley began her athletics career at the age of nine, when she was entered into her local Little Athletics club in her hometown of Beaudesert, Queensland by her mother. In 2014 at the age of 14, Day ran her first sub-12 100m time. Two years later, in 2016, she ran 23.51 (200m) in the Queensland schools championships and also ran a wind-assisted 11.39 in the 100 meters. Two months later she ran 11.36 (100m) and 23.52 (200m), winning the National schools title.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Riley Day|url=https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/riley-day/|access-date=2021-09-10|website=Australian Olympic Committee|language=en-AU}}</ref>
==Achievements== Riley entered the public eye through her performances at the 2017 Nitro Athletics series. She then competed at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, winning gold in the 200 metres and silver in the 100 metres. From her performances she was invited to compete in the 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 IAAF World U20 Championships Media Guide|url=http://athletics.com.au/Portals/56/Images/U20%2018/World%20U20%20Media%20Guide%202018_Ebook.pdf|access-date=21 July 2018|publisher=Athletics Australia}}</ref>
Riley competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/iaaf-world-championships-london-2017-5151/results/women/200-metres/heats/startlist#resultheader |title=200 Metres Women |publisher=IAAF |access-date=13 August 2017}}</ref> She placed seventh in her heat with a time of 23.77s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://athletics.com.au/Profiles/AthleteProfiles/RileyDay |title=Athlete Profile Riley Day |publisher=Athletics Australia |access-date=12 April 2018 |archive-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170915114101/http://athletics.com.au/Profiles/AthleteProfiles/RileyDay |url-status=dead }}</ref>
She competed in the 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia, after winning the Australian Athletics Titles in both the 100 meters and the 200 meters. At the Commonwealth Games, she made the semi-finals and ran fourth in her race, in a time of 23.24s. She missed out on a position in the final by 0.01s to Bianca Williams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/commonwealth-games/athletics/riley-day-misses-out-on-making-the-200m-final-by-the-narrowest-possible-margin/news-story/6b185f856a598f054ce5addf62001eef |title=Riley Day misses out on making the 200m final by the narrowest possible margin |publisher=Herald Sun |access-date=12 April 2018}}</ref>
Riley's other notable achievements include winning the silver medal at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, in the 200 meters as well as being a 2 x Oceania Champion, and a 3 x National Champion.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Day, Riley}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Australian women sprinters Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Sportspeople from Beaudesert, Queensland Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for Australia Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic athletes for Australia Category:Olympic women sprinters Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Australia Category:Sportswomen from Queensland Category:Australian Athletics Championships winners