Shanice Craft (born 15 May 1993 in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (german: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's ...

) is a German athlete who competes 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 disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by t ...

and

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 ...

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

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, 2016 and

2018 European Championships The 2018 European Championships were the first edition of the European Championships. It was a multi-sport event which took place in Berlin, Germany, and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (with Edinburgh hosting the diving events and Glene ...

. In addition, she won multiple medals in various junior categories. Her father is an African-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

German female shot putters German female discus throwers 1993 births Living people German people of African-American descent Sportspeople from Mannheim 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 women {{Germany-discus-bio-stub