Riley Day


Riley Day is an Australian sprinter.

Early life and career

Riley began her athletics career at the age of nine, when she was entered into her local Little Athletics club by her mother. She 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.

Senior career

Riley competed in the women's 200 metres at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics. She placed seventh in her heat with a time of 23.77s.
She competed in the 200 metres at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia. 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.