Ischke Senekal

Ischke Senekal (born 8 January 1993) is a South African discus thrower.

She won the silver medal at the 2015 African Games (discus), finished fifth at the 2015 African Games (shot put), twelfth at the 2015 Summer Universiade (discus), fifth at the 2016 African Championships (both discus and (shot put) and tenth at the 2017 Summer Universiade (discus).

She also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships (discus)[1] and the 2017 Summer Universiade (shot put) without reaching the final.

Her personal best throw is 56.86 metres, achieved in April 2016 in Stellenbosch. She has 17.56 metres in the shot put, achieved in April 2018 in Sasolburg.[1]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana 4th Shot put 12.53 m
1st Discus throw 49.90 m
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 24th (q) Discus throw 45.33 m
2015 Universiade Gwangju, South Korea 12th Discus throw 50.53 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 5th Shot put 13.64 m
2nd Discus throw 50.53 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 5th Shot put 15.07 m
5th Discus throw 50.16 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 16th (q) Shot put 14.86 m
10th Discus throw 52.87 m
2018 World Cup London, United Kingdom 4th Shot put 17.54 m
7th Discus throw 55.54 m
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 1st Shot put 17.24 m
3rd Discus throw 53.82 m
2019 African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd Shot put 16.18 m
3rd Discus throw 53.95 m
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st Shot put 16.40 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 29th (q) Shot put 15.40 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 32nd (q) Shot put 16.20 m

References
  1. Ischke Senekal at World Athletics
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