Ischke Senekal

Ischke Senekal (born 8 January 1993) is a South African discus thrower.

She won the silver medal at the 2015 African Games (discus), finished fifth at the 2015 African Games (shot put), twelfth at the 2015 Summer Universiade (discus), fifth at the 2016 African Championships (both discus and (shot put) and tenth at the 2017 Summer Universiade (discus).

She also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships (discus) ^[1] and the 2017 Summer Universiade (shot put) without reaching the final.

Her personal best throw is 56.86 metres, achieved in April 2016 in Stellenbosch. She has 17.56 metres in the shot put, achieved in April 2018 in Sasolburg. ^[1]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   South Africa
2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	4th	Shot put	12.53 m
			1st	Discus throw	49.90 m
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	24th (q)	Discus throw	45.33 m
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	12th	Discus throw	50.53 m
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	5th	Shot put	13.64 m
			2nd	Discus throw	50.53 m
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	5th	Shot put	15.07 m
			5th	Discus throw	50.16 m
2017	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	16th (q)	Shot put	14.86 m
			10th	Discus throw	52.87 m
2018	World Cup	London, United Kingdom	4th	Shot put	17.54 m
			7th	Discus throw	55.54 m
	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	1st	Shot put	17.24 m
			3rd	Discus throw	53.82 m
2019	African Games	Rabat, Morocco	1st	Shot put	16.18 m
			3rd	Discus throw	53.95 m
2022	African Championships	Port Louis, Mauritius	1st	Shot put	16.40 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	29th (q)	Shot put	15.40 m
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	32nd (q)	Shot put	16.20 m
2024	African Games	Accra, Ghana	3rd	Shot put	16.38 m
			8th	Discus throw	51.32 m

References

1. Ischke Senekal at World Athletics