Tasha Williams (athlete)
Appearance
Full name | Tasha Aimee Williams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 July 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Tasha Aimee Williams (born 31 July 1973 in Dunedin) is a retired athlete who has represented New Zealand in rugby union, athletics, bobsleigh, weightlifting and powerlifting. Her personal best throw in the hammer throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.
Biography
[edit]Williams has represented New Zealand in rugby union, athletics, bobsleigh, weightlifting and powerlifting.
Rugby career
[edit]At the age of 17, she featured for the Black Ferns at RugbyFest 1990 on 28 August against a Russia XV's team. She made her international rugby union debut on 2 September 1994 against Australia at Sydney.[1]
Achievements
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing New Zealand | |||||
1996 | Oceania Championships | Townsville | 2nd | 100 m | 12.27 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) |
1st | Hammer throw | 53.24 m | |||
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur | 10th | Hammer throw | 56.21 m |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca | 17th (q) | Hammer throw | 58.44 m |
2000 | Olympic Games[2] | Sydney | 17th (q) | Hammer throw | 61.18 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton | 15th (q) | Hammer throw | 63.83 m |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester | 6th | Hammer throw | 60.43 m |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Tasha Williams #62". stats.allblacks.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tasha Williams". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
External links
[edit]- Tasha Williams at World Athletics
- Tasha Williams at the Black Ferns (archive)
- Tasha Williams at Olympedia (archive)
- Tasha Williams at Olympics.com
- Tasha Williams at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
Categories:
- 1973 births
- Living people
- New Zealand female hammer throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for New Zealand
- Athletes from Dunedin
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- New Zealand women's international rugby union players
- New Zealand female rugby union players
- New Zealand Athletics Championships winners
- New Zealand athletics biography stubs