Shanice Craft

Shanice Craft (born 15 May 1993 in Mannheim) is a German athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put.[1] She won three consecutive bronze medals in the discus throw at the 2014, 2016 and 2018 European Championships. In addition, she won multiple medals in various junior categories.

Shanice Craft
Shanice Craft in 2015.
Personal information
Born (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus, Shot put
Medal record
European Championships
2014 ZürichDiscus throw
2016 AmsterdamDiscus throw
2018 BerlinDiscus throw

Her mother is an African-American former U.S. Army soldier and her father is German.[2][3]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Germany
2009 World Youth Championships Brixen, Italy 3rd Discus throw 49.15 m
2010 Youth Olympic Games Singapore 1st Discus throw 55.49 m
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st Discus throw 58.65 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Shot put 17.15 m
2nd Discus throw 60.42 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (q) Shot put 17.30 m
European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Castellón, Spain 1st Discus throw 60.14 m
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 2nd Shot put 17.29 m
2nd Discus throw 58.64 m
2014 European Cup Winter Throwing (U23) Leiria, Portugal 1st Discus throw 64.16 m
European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 3rd Discus throw 64.33 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd Shot put 17.29 m
1st Discus throw 63.83 m
World Championships Beijing, China 7th Discus throw 63.10 m
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd Discus throw 63.89 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 11th Discus throw 59.85 m
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 3rd Discus throw 62.46 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

  • Shot put – 17.75 (Ulm 2014)
  • Discus throw – 65.88 (Ulm 2014)

Indoor

  • Shot put – 17.66 (Dortmund 2013)

References
  1. Shanice Craft at World Athletics
  2. IAAF smiling and sruprising
  3. portrait Shanice Craft


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