Shanice Craft

Shanice Craft (born 15 May 1993 in Mannheim) is a German athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put. She won three consecutive bronze medals in the discus throw at the 2014, 2016 and 2018 European Championships. In addition, she won multiple medals in various junior categories.

Career She won the gold medal in the discus throw at the 2012 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Barcelona, Spain. She won a bronze medal at the 2014 European Athletics Championships in Zurich, Switzerland with a throw of 64.33 metres. She finished seventh in the final of the discus throw at the 2015 World Athletics Championships in Beijing.

She won a bronze medal at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands with a throw of 63.89 metres. She competed for Germany at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won a bronze medal at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in Berlin, with a throw of 62.89 metres.

She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, where she successfully reached the final and placed ninth overall, throwing a best of 62.35 metres. She competed at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany, where she qualified for the final and placed seventh overall with a best throw of 62.78 metres.

She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, placing seventh in the final with a best throw of 65.47 metres.

She competed at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy, placing sixth in the final.

Personal life Her father is an African-American former U.S. Army soldier and her mother is European-German.

Competition record

Personal bests Outdoor Shot put – 17.75 (Ulm 2014) Discus throw – 66.73 (Neubrandenburg 2023) Indoor Shot put – 17.66 (Dortmund 2013)