Justine Palframan
Justine Palframan (born 4 November 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 200 and 400 metres.[4] She won the 400 m event at the 2015 Summer Universiade. She also represented South Africa at the IAAF 2013 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.
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Born | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa[1] | 4 November 1993|||||||||||||
Education | Stellenbosch University[2] | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 59 kg (130 lb) | |||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | 200 metres, 400 metres | |||||||||||||
Club | Maties Athletics Club, Stellenbosch[3] | |||||||||||||
Coached by | Suzanne Ferreria | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Palframan's father Steve and mother Trevlyn are former track athletes, while her sister Katelyn and brother David competed in athletics and swimming. Palframan initially trained in swimming, field hockey, and athletics, and by the aged of 16 focused on sprint running.[3]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 9th (sf) | 200 m | 24.17 |
4th | 400 m | 54.55 | |||
2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, Canada | 17th (sf) | 200 m | 24.09 |
2011 | African Junior Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 2nd | 400 m | 52.93 |
1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:38.16 | |||
2012 | World Junior Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 5th | 400 m | 51.87 |
9th | 4x400 m relay | 3:40.31 | |||
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 13th (sf) | 200 m | 23.93 |
17th (h) | 400 m | 55.43 | |||
3rd | 4x400 m relay | 3:36.05 | |||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 34th (h) | 200 m | 23.64 | |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 200 m | 23.27 |
6th | 400 m | 53.70 | |||
Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco | – | 4x100 m relay | DQ[5] | |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 1st | 400 m | 51.27 |
6th | 4x400 m relay | 3:46.73 | |||
World Championships | Beijing, China | 19th (sf) | 200 m | 23.04 | |
34th (h) | 400 m | 52.45 | |||
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 52.75 | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 4th | 200 m | 23.22 |
1st | 4x400 m relay | 3:28.49 | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 43rd (h) | 200 m | 23.33 | |
51st (h) | 400 m | 53.96 | |||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 15th (sf) | 200 m | 23.21 |
13th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:37.82 | |||
Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 2nd | 400 m | 51.83 | |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 57.11 |
2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | – | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.75 (0.0 m/s) (Stellenbosch 2015)
- 200 metres – 22.96 (+1.9 m/s) (Stellenbosch 2015)
- 400 metres – 51.27 (Gwangju 2015)
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References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Justine Palframan. |
- Pia Nänny (15 June 2015). "No rest for Maties sprinter Justine Palframan". Stellenbosch University. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- Justine Palframan Archived 20 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. 2015 WSG profile
- Justine Palframan. nbcolympics.com
- Justine Palframan at World Athletics
- Representing Africa
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