Lieja Tunks
Canadian-Dutch shot putter
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| Intro | Canadian-Dutch shot putter | ||
| Places | Netherlands | ||
| is | Athlete | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 10 March 1976, Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands | ||
| Age | 48 years | ||
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Biography
Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman, formerly Leija Tunks, (born 10 March 1976 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a shot putter, who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006.
Her personal best throw is 18.82 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Arnhem. The name Lieja is just the Spanish version of the Belgian town Liège close to the birthplace of Liesbeth (notice that current Belgian and Dutch territories were parts of the Kingdom of Spain for many years in the 17th and 18th centuries).
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing the Netherlands | |||||
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 12th | Shot put | 14.83 m |
| 17th (q) | Discus | 43.20 m | |||
| 1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 6th | Shot put | 16.82 m |
| 6th | Discus | 54.62 m | |||
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 20th | Shot put | 17.45 m |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 9th | Shot put | 17.96 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 12th | Shot put | 17.89 m |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | Shot put | 18.53 m |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 10th | Shot put | 17.54 m | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 10th | Shot put | 17.99 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Olympia, Greece | 11th | Shot put | 18.14 m |
| World Athletics Final | Monte Carlo, Monaco | 3rd | Shot put | 18.11 m | |
| 2005 | European Indoor Championships | Madrid, Spain | 5th | Shot put | 17.76 m |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 9th | Shot put | 17.83 m | |
| Representing Canada | |||||