Elizna Naudé

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Elizna Naudé (born 14 September 1978) is a South African discus thrower.

Elizna Naudé
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Discus Throw
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Abuja Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2007 Algiers Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2011 Maputo Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Johannesburg Discus throw
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Dakar Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2004 Brazzaville Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bambous Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2008 Addis Ababa Discus throw
Gold medal – first place 2010 Nairobi Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2012 Benin Discus throw
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Rades Discus throw

Her personal best throw is 64.87 metres, achieved in March 2007 in Stellenbosch. She is a teacher at Vaalpark Primary School, Sasolburg, South Africa.

She is an alumna of the University of Pretoria.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing   South Africa
1997 African Junior Championships Ibadan, Nigeria 1st 46.16 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st 50.28 m
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 7th 51.39 m[1]
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 14th (q) 55.15 m
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 3rd 53.26 m
2001 Universiade Beijing, China 5th 56.46 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 6th 55.41 m
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 3rd 51.89 m
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 5th 56.40 m
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st 57.44 m (CR)
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India 4th 56.93 m
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st 57.50 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th (q) 58.74 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 13th (q) 58.93 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 1st 61.55 m
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 55.42 m
World Cup Athens, Greece 8th 56.11 m
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 58.40 m (CR)
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 55.34 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 20th (q) 58.75 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 16th (q) 59.67 m
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 56.74 m
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 7th 57.61 m
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 53.63 m
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 2nd 55.88 m
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 6th 44.44 m

References edit

  1. ^ Representing Africa.

External links edit