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Full name | Tasha Aimee Williams | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | 31 July 1973|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 19 April 2013. |
Tasha Aimee Williams (born 31 July 1973 in Dunedin, Otago) is a retired hammer thrower from New Zealand. Her personal best throw was 65.91 metres, achieved on 24 February 2001 in Hastings.
Williams has represented New Zealand in rugby union, athletics, bobsleigh, weightlifting and powerlifting. 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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1996 | Oceania Championships | Townsville, Australia | 2nd | 100 m | 12.27 s (wind: +1.6 m/s) |
1st | Hammer throw | 53.24 m | |||
1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10th | Hammer throw | 56.21 m |
1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 17th (q) | Hammer throw | 58.44 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 17th (q) | Hammer throw | 61.18 m |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 15th (q) | Hammer throw | 63.83 m |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 6th | Hammer throw | 60.43 m |
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