Lieja Tunks

Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman, formerly Lieja Tunks, (born 10 March 1976 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a shot putter, who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006.

Lieja Koeman
Personal information
Full nameLiesbeth Jantina Koeman
Born (1976-03-10) 10 March 1976
Purmerend, Netherlands
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Updated on 21 March 2008.

Her personal best throw is 18.82 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Arnhem.

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
1994 World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 12th Shot put 14.83 m
17th (q) Discus 43.20 m
1997 European U23 Championships Turku, Finland 6th Shot put 16.82 m
6th Discus 54.62 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 20th Shot put 17.45 m
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 9th Shot put 17.96 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th Shot put 17.89 m
2002 European Indoor Championships Vienna, Austria 3rd Shot put 18.53 m
European Championships Munich, Germany 10th Shot put 17.54 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 10th Shot put 17.99 m
2004 Olympic Games Olympia, Greece 11th Shot put 18.14 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd Shot put 18.11 m
2005 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain 5th Shot put 17.76 m
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th Shot put 17.83 m
Representing  Canada
gollark: Banning gollark is actually bad, see.
gollark: But that way you can learn better about the problems involved in working it out, the reasons why some thing has to be however it is, sort of thing.
gollark: Somewhat.
gollark: Er, I was joking.
gollark: Obviously the best way to learn a new concept is to independently derive a proof of it?


Awards
Preceded by
Carole Thate		 Amsterdam Sportswoman of the Year
2000		 Succeeded by
Mieke de Boer


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.