Rhona Dwinger

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Rhona Dwinger (born 28 June 1971) is a retired South African javelin thrower.

She won the bronze medal at the 1992 African Championships, the silver medal at the 1993 African Championships, [1] finished eighth at the 1994 World Cup [2] and won the gold medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games. [3]

Her personal best throw is 58,32 metres, achieved in February 2000 at ABSA Meeting in Greenpoint stadium Cape Town. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ↑ Full Results by IAAF (archived)
  3. ↑ "All-Africa Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Rhona Dwinger at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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