Justine Palframan Explained

Justine Palframan
Sport:	Track and field
Event:	200 metres, 400 metres
Birth Date:	4 November 1993
Birth Place:	Pietermaritzburg, South Africa^[1]
Height:	1.71m (05.61feet)
Weight:	59kg (130lb)
Education:	Stellenbosch University^[2]
Club:	Maties Athletics Club, Stellenbosch^[3]
Coach:	Stephen Palframan

Justine Palframan (born 4 November 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the 400 m event at the 2015 Summer Universiade. She also represented South Africa at the IAAF 2013 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.

Personal life

Palframan's father Steve and mother Trevlyn are former track athletes, while her sister Katelyn and brother David competed in athletics and swimming. Palframan initially trained in swimming, field hockey, and athletics, and by the age of 16 focused on sprinting.^[3]

Competition record

Representing
2009	World Youth Championships	Brixen, Italy	9th (sf)	200 m	24.17
			4th	400 m	54.55
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	17th (sf)	200 m	24.09
2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	52.93
			bgcolor=gold	1st	relay	3:38.16
2012	World Junior Championships	Barcelona, Spain	5th	400 m	51.87
			9th	relay	3:40.31
2013	Universiade	Kazan, Russia	13th (sf)	200 m	23.93
			17th (h)	400 m	55.43
			3rd	relay	3:36.05
	World Championships	Moscow, Russia	34th (h)	200 m	23.64
2014	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	4th	200 m	23.27
			6th	400 m	53.70
	Continental Cup	Marrakech, Morocco	–	relay	DQ^[4]
2015	Universiade	Gwangju, South Korea	bgcolor=gold	1st	400 m	51.27
			6th	relay	3:46.73
	World Championships	Beijing, China	19th (sf)	200 m	23.04
			34th (h)	400 m	52.45
	African Games	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	9th (sf)	400 m	52.75
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	4th	200 m	23.22
			bgcolor=gold	1st	relay	3:28.49
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	43rd (h)	200 m	23.33
			51st (h)	400 m	53.96
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	15th (sf)	200 m	23.21
			13th (h)	relay	3:37.82
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	bgcolor=silver	2nd	400 m	51.83
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	15th (sf)	400 m	57.11
2019	World Relays	Yokohama, Japan	–	4 × 100 m relay	DNF

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.75 (0.0 m/s) (Stellenbosch 2015)
• 200 metres – 22.96 (+1.9 m/s) (Stellenbosch 2015)
• 400 metres – 51.27 (Gwangju 2015)

Notes and References

1. Web site: No rest for Maties sprinter Justine Palframan. Pia Nänny. Stellenbosch University. 15 June 2015. 25 July 2015.
2. http://www.gwangju2015.com/IRS/eng/zb/engzb_athletics_biography_overview_n6301050_palframan_justine.htm Justine Palframan
3. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=palframan-justine-1051686/index.html Justine Palframan
4. Representing Africa