Raven Saunders

Raven Saunders
Saunders on the podium at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Personal information
Born (1996-05-15) May 15, 1996
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Sport
Country United States
SportAthletics (track and field)
Events
College teamSouthern Illinois University Salukis, Ole Miss Rebels
Turned pro2018
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • 3rd (shot put, 2018)
Personal bests
  • Shot put: 19.96 m (65 ft 5+34 in) (2021)
  • Discus: 56.85 m (186 ft 6 in) (2016)
  • Hammer: 57.97 m (190 ft 2+14 in) (2016)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Shot put
World Junior Championships
2014 Eugene Shot Put
Pan American Junior Championships
2015 Edmonton Shot Put
NACAC U23 Championships
2016 San Salvador Shot Put
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava Shot Put
Updated on July 12, 2025

Raven Saunders (born May 15, 1996), also known as "Hulk," is an American track and field athlete who competes in shot put. They represented the United States in shot put at the Summer Olympics in 2016, 2021, and 2024, medaling in silver at the pandemic-delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics. As a student at Southern Illinois University and University of Mississippi, they won four NCAA collegiate titles in shot put, both indoor and outdoor. They were a world junior silver medalist in 2014 and the Pan American junior champion in 2015.