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

References edit

  1. ^ "Veronica ABRAHAMSE - Shot Put bronze at 1998 & 2002 Commonwealth Games. - South Africa".
  2. ^ "Veronica Abrahamse Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images".
  3. ^ "BEST sports DB - All Africa Games - Algers 2007 - South Africa".

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