Ischke Senekal

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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2011African Junior ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana4thShot put12.53 m
1stDiscus throw49.90 m
2012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain24th (q)Discus throw45.33 m
2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea12thDiscus throw50.53 m
African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo5thShot put13.64 m
2ndDiscus throw50.53 m
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa5thShot put15.07 m
5thDiscus throw50.16 m
2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan16th (q)Shot put14.86 m
10thDiscus throw52.87 m
2018World CupLondon, United Kingdom4thShot put17.54 m
7thDiscus throw55.54 m
African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria1stShot put17.24 m
3rdDiscus throw53.82 m
2019African GamesRabat, Morocco1stShot put16.18 m
3rdDiscus throw53.95 m
2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius1stShot put16.40 m
World ChampionshipsEugene, United States29th (q)Shot put15.40 m
2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary32nd (q)Shot put16.20 m
2024African GamesAccra, Ghana3rdShot put16.38 m
8thDiscus throw51.32 m

References