Shanice Craft

Shanice Craft

Shanice Craft in 2015.
Personal information
Born	(1993-05-15) May 15, 1993
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Discus, Shot put
Medal record European Championships 2014 Zürich Discus throw 2016 Amsterdam Discus throw

Shanice Craft (born 15 May 1993 in Mannheim) is a German athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put.^[1] She won the bronze medal in the discus at the 2014 European Championships which is her first major senior medal. In addition, she won multiple medals in various junior categories.

Her mother is an African-American soldier and her father a former competitive German swimmer.^[2][3]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	3rd	Discus throw	49.15 m
2010	Youth Olympic Games	Singapore	1st	Discus throw	55.49 m
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	Discus throw	58.65 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	1st	Shot put	17.15 m
			2nd	Discus throw	60.42 m
2013	European Indoor Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	11th (q)	Shot put	17.30 m
	European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)	Castellón, Spain	1st	Discus throw	60.14 m
	European U23 Championships	Tampere, Finland	2nd	Shot put	17.29 m
			2nd	Discus throw	58.64 m
2014	European Cup Winter Throwing (U23)	Leiria, Portugal	1st	Discus throw	64.16 m
	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	3rd	Discus throw	64.33 m
2015	European U23 Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	2nd	Shot put	17.29 m
			1st	Discus throw	63.83 m
	World Championships	Beijing, China	7th	Discus throw	63.10 m
2016	European Championships	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3rd	Discus throw	63.89 m
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	11th	Discus throw	59.85 m

Personal bests

Outdoor

• Shot put – 17.75 (Ulm 2014)
• Discus throw – 65.88 (Ulm 2014)

Indoor

• Shot put – 17.66 (Dortmund 2013)

References

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