Veronica Abrahamse
South African shot putter (born 1980)
Johanna "Veronica" Abrahamse (born 18 March 1980) is a South African athlete specializing in the shot put. She won bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, as well as many medals on continental level. Her personal best put is 17.76 metres from 2002.[1]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1997 | African Junior Championships | Ibadan, Nigeria | 1st | Shot put | 15.80 m |
3rd | Javelin (old spec.) | 47.52 m | |||
1998 | World Junior Championships | Annecy, France | 11th | Shot put | 14.41 m |
29th (q) | Javelin (old spec.) | 37.09 m | |||
African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | Shot put | 15.07 m | |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | Shot put | 16.52 m | |
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | Shot put | 16.53 m |
2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China | 10th | Shot put | 16.18 m |
18th (q) | Discus throw | 41.46 m | |||
2002 | Commonwealth Games[2] | Manchester, United Kingdom | 3rd | Shot put | 16.77 m |
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 2nd | Shot put | 15.77 m |
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 4th | Shot put | 16.60 m | |
2007 | All-Africa Games[3] | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Shot put | 15.75 m |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 3rd | Shot put | 16.00 m |
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | Shot put | 15.70 m |
References
External links
- Veronica Abrahamse at World Athletics
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African Champions in women's shot put
- 1979–84: Odette Mistoul (GAB)
- 1985: Souad Malloussi (MAR)
- 1988–90: Hanan Ahmed Khaled (EGY)
- 1992: Fouzia Fatihi (MAR)
- 1993: Louise Meintjies (RSA)
- 1996: Hanan Ahmed Khaled (EGY)
- 1998: Veronica Abrahamse (RSA)
- 2000: Hanaa Salah El Melegi (EGY)
- 2002: Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR)
- 2004: Wafaa Ismail Baghdadi (EGY)
- 2006–08: Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR)
- 2010: Mariam Ibekwe (NGR)
- 2012: Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR)
- 2014–16: Auriol Dongmo (CMR)
- 2018–22: Ischke Senekal (RSA)
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