Laverne Eve
Bahamian javelin thrower
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing the Bahamas | ||
Pan American Games | ||
1995 Mar de Plata | Javelin | |
1999 Winnipeg | Javelin | |
2003 Santo Domingo | Javelin | |
2007 Rio de Janeiro | Javelin | |
Commonwealth Games | ||
2002 Manchester | Javelin | |
2006 Melbourne | Javelin |
Laverne Eve (born 16 June 1965, in Nassau) is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw (new javelin) is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw. 30 years after starting her career, she still throws at a high level.
Eve was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team.
In 1982 and in 1983, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete both of the 1982 CARIFTA Games and 1983 CARIFTA Games.[1][2][3] She was the first athlete to gain the trophy for the second time.[citation needed]
International competitions
References
- ^ Finlayson, Alpheus (20 April 2011), Who Will Win The Next Austin Sealy Award?, thebahamasweekly.com, retrieved 11 October 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
- ^ Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3 (PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
External links
- Laverne Eve at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Laverne Eve". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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Commonwealth Games champions in women's javelin throw
- 1934: Gladys Lunn (ENG)
- 1938: Robina Higgins (CAN)
- 1950: Charlotte MacGibbon (AUS)
- 1954: Magdalena Swanepoel (SAF)
- 1958: Anna Pazera (AUS)
- 1962: Sue Platt (ENG)
- 1966: Margaret Parker (ENG)
- 1970: Petra Rivers (AUS)
- 1974: Petra Rivers (AUS)
- 1978: Tessa Sanderson (ENG)
- 1982: Sue Howland (AUS)
- 1986: Tessa Sanderson (ENG)
- 1990: Tessa Sanderson (ENG)
- 1994: Louise McPaul (AUS)
- 1998: Louise McPaul (AUS)
- 2002: Laverne Eve (BAH)
- 2006: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
- 2010: Sunette Viljoen (RSA)
- 2014: Kim Mickle (AUS)
- 2018: Kathryn Mitchell (AUS)
- 2022: Kelsey-Lee Barber (AUS)