# Riley Day
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{{short description|Australian sprinter}}
{{use Australian English|date=August 2017}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Riley Day
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| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|3|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Beaudesert](/source/Beaudesert%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), Australia[{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/athletics/athlete-profile-n6029572-riley-day.htm|title=2018 CWG bio|access-date=1 May 2018}}]
| height = 1.70 m
| weight = 60 kg
| education = [Griffith University](/source/Griffith_University)
| sport = Sprinting
| event = [100 metres](/source/100_metres), [200 metres](/source/200_metres)
| club = Beaudesert[{{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}}]
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'''Riley Day''' (born 30 March 2000) is an Australian [sprinter](/source/sprint_(running)).[{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/australia/riley-day-287651 |title=Riley Day |publisher=IAAF |access-date=13 August 2017}}] She was selected for the [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/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](/source/Shelly-Ann_Fraser-Pryce) from [Jamaica](/source/Jamaica).[{{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](/source/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}}]
==Early years==
Riley began her athletics career at the age of nine, when she was entered into her local [Little Athletics](/source/Little_Athletics) club in her hometown of [Beaudesert](/source/Beaudesert%2C_Queensland), 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.[{{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}}]
==Achievements==
Riley entered the public eye through her performances at the 2017 [Nitro Athletics](/source/Nitro_Athletics) series. She then competed at the [2017 Commonwealth Youth Games](/source/2017_Commonwealth_Youth_Games) in [Nassau, Bahamas](/source/Nassau%2C_Bahamas), winning gold in the [200 metres](/source/200_metres) and silver in the [100 metres](/source/100_metres). From her performances she was invited to compete in the 200 metres at the [2017 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) in [London](/source/London).[{{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}}]
Riley competed in the [women's 200 metres](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Women's_200_metres) at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[{{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}}] She placed seventh in her heat with a time of 23.77s.[{{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 }}]
She competed in the 200 metres at the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games) on the [Gold Coast, Australia](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_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](/source/Bianca_Williams).[{{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](/source/Herald_Sun) |access-date=12 April 2018}}]
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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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
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