Taryn Gollshewsky

Taryn is a Olympic representative discus thrower, who has competed in 3 Commonwealth Games, 1 World Championships and 1 Olympic Games. She is a 4 time National Champion and 2 time Oceania Champion. She’s the current Australian title holder and 2025 her focus is on the World Championships in Japan.

Taryn played multiple sports as a youngster but athletics an discus always held her heart. She represented Qld at an early age, and tasted representative honours at University Games as well. After a steady rise in the sport, a freak accident in 2021 saw her snap her tibia and fibula and crush her Olympic dream. Rehab was long and slow, she had to learn to walk again, and didn’t throw a discus for 9 months. The pain of the injury was only surpassed by the pain of watching the Tokyo Olympics on TV, a reminder her dream was still unrealised.

Taryn was determined to return to her sport, despite being told she may never compete again. Just 9 months after the operation she managed to win the Australian Championship and qualify for the World Championships where she finished 20th. 2 years later, after countless training sessions and numerous sacrifices, Taryn qualified for her first Olympic Games in Paris. She could now call herself an Olympian. She wasn’t finished yet though, going into the Games, she was ranked 30th in the world. After throwing a lifetime PB, Taryn finished in 15th place. Just reward for her painstaking and meticulous rehab and training.

Taryn is a great story of resilience and determination, going after your goals and following you own path. She is a fabulous role model for young athletes and is a great motivational speaker.