Shanice Craft (born 15 May 1993 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

) is a German athlete who competes in the

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and

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. She won three consecutive bronze medals in the discus throw at the

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and

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. In addition, she won multiple medals in various junior categories.

Career

She won the gold medal in the

at the

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, Spain. She won a bronze medal at the

2014 European Athletics Championships The 2014 European Athletics Championships was held in Zürich, Switzerland, between 12 and 17 August 2014. It was the first time that Switzerland had hosted the European Athletics Championships since 1954 European Athletics Championships, 1954. G ...

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, Switzerland with a throw of 64.33 metres. She finished seventh in the final of the discus throw at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in

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. She won a bronze medal at the

2016 European Athletics Championships The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon competi ...

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, Netherlands with a throw of 63.89 metres. She competed for Germany at the

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, Brazil. She won a bronze medal at the

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in Berlin, with a throw of 62.89 metres. She competed at the

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, where she successfully reached the final and placed ninth overall, throwing a best of 62.35 metres. She competed at the

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, Germany, where she qualified for the final and placed seventh overall with a best throw of 62.78 metres. She competed at the

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, Hungary, placing seventh in the final with a best throw of 65.47 metres. She competed at the

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, Italy, placing sixth in the final.

Personal life

Her father is a black-American former U.S. Army soldier and her mother is German.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *Shot put – 17.75 (Ulm 2014) *Discus throw – 66.73 (Neubrandenburg 2023) Indoor *Shot put – 17.66 (Dortmund 2013)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Craft, Shanice German female shot putters German female discus throwers 1993 births Living people German people of African-American descent Sportspeople from Mannheim Athletes from Karlsruhe (region) Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Germany Youth Olympic gold medalists for Germany Youth Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) 21st-century German sportswomen European Games competitors for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games