Bahamian javelin thrower
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
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
Representing the Bahamas |
1980 | Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | Shot | 12.25m |
1st | Discus | 35.16m |
1981 | CARIFTA Games (U-17) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Shot | 13.27m |
1st | Javelin | 39.94m |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 3rd | Shot | 13.32 m |
3rd | Discus | 42.56 m |
1982 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Kingston, Jamaica | 1st | Shot | 13.66 m |
1st | Discus | 39.60 m |
1st | Javelin | 48.62 m |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | Bridgetown, Barbados | 3rd | Shot | 13.26 m |
4th | Discus | 39.46 m |
4th | Javelin | 44.44 m |
1983 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Fort-de-France, Martinique | 1st | Shot | 14.39 m |
1st | Discus | 42.90 m |
1st | Javelin | 47.32 m |
Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 2nd | Shot | 14.75 m |
1984 | CARIFTA Games (U-20) | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Shot | 14.66 m |
1st | Discus | 46.40 m |
1st | Javelin | 50.14 m |
Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships (U-20) | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | High jump | 1.64 m |
1st | Shot | 13.95 m |
2nd | Discus | 43.64 m |
1st | Javelin | 50.64 m |
1985 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 3rd | Shot | 14.54 m |
1987 | Pan American Games | Indianapolis, United States | 5th | Javelin | 55.70 m |
1988 | Olympic Games | Seoul, South Korea | 16th (q) | Javelin | 60.02 m |
1989 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 1st | Javelin | 62.42 m |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 5th | Javelin | 56.84 m |
1991 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Xalapa, Mexico | 1st | Javelin | 47.60 m |
Pan American Games | Havana, Cuba | 4th | Javelin | 56.38 m |
1993 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Ponce, Puerto Rico | 3rd | Shot | 15.35 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 7th | Javelin | 55.54 m |
1995 | Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | 2nd | Javelin | 61.28 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 17th (q) | Javelin | 58.48 m |
1997 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2nd | Javelin | 58.16 m |
1998 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Maracaibo, Venezuela | 3rd | Javelin | 60.66 m |
1999 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Bridgetown, Barbados | 1st | Javelin | 61.61 m (CR) |
Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | 3rd | Javelin | 61.24 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 18th | Javelin | 57.97 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 16th (q) | Javelin | 58.36 m |
2001 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 1st | Javelin | 59.30 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 17th | Javelin | 56.10 m |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | Javelin | 58.46 m |
2003 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | St. George's, Grenada | 1st | Javelin | 56.75 m |
Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dom. Rep. | 2nd | Javelin | 60.68 m |
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 6th | Javelin | 62.77 m |
2005 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Nassau, Bahamas | 1st | Javelin | 61.11 m |
World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | Javelin | 57.10 m |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | Javelin | 60.54 m |
Central American and Caribbean Games | Cartagena, Colombia | 3rd | Javelin | 57.29 m |
2007 | Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3rd | Javelin | 58.10 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 20th | Javelin | 56.87 m |
2008 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Cali, Colombia | 1st | Javelin | 56.36 m |
Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Javelin | 57.36 m |
2009 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Havana, Cuba | 3rd | Javelin | 58.69 m |
2010 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 4th | Javelin | 51.02 m |
Commonwealth Games | Delhi, India | 10th | Javelin | 50.40 m |
2011 | Central American and Caribbean Championships | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico | 5th | Javelin | 50.41 m |
Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 9th | Javelin | 50.82 m |
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
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