Ischke Senekal
South African discus thrower (born 1993)
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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 | 1st | 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 |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 3rd | Shot put | 16.38 m |
8th | Discus throw | 51.32 m |
References
- ^ a b Ischke Senekal at World Athletics
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African Games champions in women's shot put
- 1973: Evelyn Okeke (NGR)
- 1978: Joyce Aciro (UGA)
- 1987: Elizabeth Olaba (KEN)
- 1991–95: Hanan Ahmed Khaled (EGY)
- 1999–2007: Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR)
- 2011–15: Auriol Dongmo (CMR)
- 2019: Ischke Senekal (RSA)
- 2023: Ashley Erasmus (RSA)