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 The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

), twelfth at the

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(discus), fifth at the 2016 African Championships (both discus and (

) and tenth at the

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(discus). She also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships (discus) and the

(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 Sasolburg is a large industrial city within the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the far north of the Free State province of South Africa. Sasolburg is further sub-divided into three areas: Sasolburg proper, Vaalpark (a more affluent cluster o ...

International competitions

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Senekal, Ischke 1993 births Living people South African female discus throwers South African female shot putters African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games White South African people African Championships in Athletics winners South African Athletics Championships winners 21st-century South African women 21st-century South African people