Tasha Williams (athlete)

Tasha Aimee Williams (born 31 July 1973 in Dunedin, Otago) is a retired hammer thrower from New Zealand. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.

Tasha Williams
Personal information
Full nameTasha Aimee Williams
Nationality New Zealand
Born (1973-07-31) 31 July 1973
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Sport
SportAthletics
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 Townsville Hammer throw
Silver medal – second place1996 Townsville 100 m
Updated on 19 April 2013.

Biography

Williams has represented New Zealand in rugby union, athletics, bobsleigh, weightlifting and powerlifting. At the age of 17, she featured for the Black Ferns at RugbyFest 1990 on 28 August against a Russia XV's team. She made her international rugby union debut on 2 September 1994 against Australia at Sydney.[1]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  New Zealand
1996 Oceania Championships Townsville, Australia 2nd 100 m 12.27 s (wind: +1.6 m/s)
1st Hammer throw 53.24 m
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 10th Hammer throw 56.21 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 17th (q) Hammer throw 58.44 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 17th (q) Hammer throw 61.18 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 15th (q) Hammer throw 63.83 m
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 6th Hammer throw 60.43 m

See also

References
  1. "Tasha Williams #62". stats.allblacks.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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