Veronica Abrahamse
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| Medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Representing  South Africa | ||
| African Championships | ||
 | 1998 Dakar | Shot put |
 | 2008 Addis Ababa | Shot put |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 2002 Manchester | Shot Put |
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 source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 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
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African Champions in women's shot put | |
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
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- African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- 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
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