Charmaine Weavers
South African high jumper
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Charmaine Gale-Weavers (born 27 February 1964) is a South African retired athlete who specialised in the high jump.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1993 World Championships. In addition, she finished second at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and 1994 World Cup. Because of the boycott of the apartheid era South Africa she was only allowed to compete internationally in 1992.
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| Born | 27 February 1964 | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best in the event is 2.00 metres set in Pretoria in 1985.
Competing for the Arizona Wildcats track and field team, Weavers won the high jump at the 1982 AIAW Indoor Track and Field Championships.[3]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  South Africa | ||||
| 1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 2nd | 1.92 m |
| Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 39th (q) | 1.75 m | |
| 1993 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 1.90 m |
| World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 30th (q) | 1.80 m | |
| 1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | 2nd | 1.94 m |
| World Cup | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | 1.91 m[4] | |
