Ashley Erasmus

South African athlete (born 2005) Ashley Erasmus Erasmus in 2024Personal informationNationalitySouth AfricanBorn (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 21)SportSportAthleticsEventsShot put, DiscusAchievements and titlesPersonal bestsShot put: 18.30m (Fayetteville, 2026)Discus: 53.92m (College Station, 2025) Medal record Women's athletics Representing South Africa African Games 2023 Accra Shot put African Championships 2024 Douala Shot put African U20 Championships 2023 Ndola Shot put 2023 Ndola Discus Ashley Erasmus (born 7 June 2005) is a South African track and field athlete who won gold at the 2023 African Games and the 2024 African Championships in Athletics in the shot put. Early life From Mpumalanga she was educated at Hoërskool Nelspruit. She received a scholarship to attend University of Southern California. Career A member or Mpumalanga Athletics, Erasmus won gold in the shot put and the discus at the South African U18 Track And Field Championships in Potchefstroom. In the shot put competition she threw 18.15 metres (59.5 ft), nearly three metres clear of her nearest opponent, and comfortably clear of the previous South African youth record of 17.52 metres (57.5 ft) which was set