Veronica Abrahamse
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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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing South Africa | |||||
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 |
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- South African female shot putters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- White South African people
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- South African athletics biography stubs