Nick Palmer

Event: Shot Put

• Coach: Hayden Hall
• Club: Hastings Athletic Club
• Personal best: 20.32 (2025)
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• 2024 Oceania Champion
• Multiple New Zealand age group titles
• Silver medal National Championships 2025
• Silver medal Commonwealth Youth Games 2017

Nick Palmer’s shot put career is gaining serious momentum, and the Aotearoa Athletics Trust is proud to be backing him as he rises through the ranks.

He first made his mark on the international stage in 2017 with a silver medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games. Since then, he’s collected multiple age-group titles and added a major win to his CV as the 2024 Oceania Champion. 

With a personal best of 20.32m this season and selection for the 2025 World University Games, Nick is fast cementing his place among the sport’s next generation of global contenders.

“This funding allows me to travel and compete to attain standards for New Zealand teams and funding pathways. It is essential to fill this gap in support for athletes and without organisations like the Aotearoa Athletics Trust, athletes like myself would find this journey infinitely harder. Most importantly, it allows me to focus on what’s important – throwing far.”

Nick is not only a serious contender in the circle - he’s a student of sport itself. He holds a Bachelor’s and Postgraduate Certificate in Sports Coaching and is currently studying towards a Graduate Diploma in Psychology with the aim of becoming a sport psychologist. You’ll also find him hanging out with his two dogs, Cosmo and Rocket, obsessing over good coffee, watching sport, or diving into a great book with family nearby.

Follow more of Nick's journey here:

https://www.instagram.com/npalmerthrows/ 

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