Lizette Etsebeth-Schoeman (born 3 May 1963) is a South African former

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ...

. She was a two-time African champion, taking back-to-back titles at the

African Championships in Athletics The African Championships in Athletics is a continental athletics event organized by the Confederation of African Athletics (CAA), the continental association for the sport in Africa. Since its inaugural edition in 1979 it was at first organise ...

in 1992 and 1993. This made her South Africa's first female throws champion at the event. She also claimed a bronze at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and represented Africa at the 1994 IAAF World Cup. She was a three-time winner at the

International competitions

National titles

South African Athletics Championships The South African Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Athletics South Africa, which serves as the national championship for the sport in South Africa.Living people 1963 births South African female discus throwers Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games