Shanice Craft (born 15 May 1993 in Mannheim) is a German athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put. 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.
Career She won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, Spain. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland with a throw of 64.33 metres. She finished seventh in the final of the discus throw at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.
She won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands with a throw of 63.89 metres. She competed for Germany at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, with a throw of 62.89 metres.
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed ninth overall, throwing a best of 62.35 metres. She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she qualified for the final and placed seventh overall with a best throw of 62.78 metres.
She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing seventh in the final with a best throw of 65.47 metres.
She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, placing sixth in the final.
Personal life Her father is an African-American former U.S. Army soldier and her mother is European-German.
Competition record Representing 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy3rdDiscus throw49.15 m2010Youth Olympic GamesSingapore1stDiscus throw55.49 m2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia1stDiscus throw58.65 m2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain1stShot put17.15 m2ndDiscus throw60.42 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th (q)Shot put17.30 mEuropean Cup Winter Throwing (U23)Castellón, Spain1stDiscus throw60.14 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland2ndShot put17.29 m2ndDiscus throw58.64 m2014European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)Leiria, Portugal1stDiscus throw64.16 mEuropean ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland3rdDiscus throw64.33 m2015European U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia2ndShot put17.29 m1stDiscus throw63.83 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China7thDiscus throw63.10 m2016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rdDiscus throw63.89 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil11thDiscus throw59.85 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany3rdDiscus throw62.46 m2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States9thDiscus throw62.35 mEuropean ChampionshipsMunich, Germany7thDiscus throw62.78 m2023European Throwing CupLeiria, Portugal1stDiscus throw64.88 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary7thDiscus throw65.47 m2024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy6thDiscus throw61.73 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan8thDiscus throw65.21 m2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom2ndDiscus throw65.72 m
Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 17.75 (Ulm 2014) Discus throw – 66.73 (Neubrandenburg 2023) Indoor Shot put – 17.66 (Dortmund 2013)
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