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.
Competition record Representing 1997African Junior ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria1stShot put15.80 m3rdJavelin (old spec.)47.52 m1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France11thShot put14.41 m29th (q)Javelin (old spec.)37.09 mAfrican ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1stShot put15.07 mCommonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rdShot put16.52 m1999All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa2ndShot put16.53 m2001UniversiadeBeijing, China10thShot put16.18 m18th (q)Discus throw41.46 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom3rdShot put16.77 m2003All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria2ndShot put15.77 mAfro-Asian GamesHyderabad, India4thShot put16.60 m2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria3rdShot put15.75 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rdShot put16.00 m2011All-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique2ndShot put15.70 m
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