Lieja Tunks Explained

Lieja Koeman
Fullname:	Liesbeth Jantina Koeman
Height:	1.83 m
Weight:	85 kg
Birth Date:	10 March 1976
Birth Place:	Purmerend, Netherlands
Personalbest:	shot put – 18.82 (2003) discus throw – 58.93 (2002) hammer throw – 42.79 (2001)
Career:	1984-present
Updated:	21 March 2008

Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman, formerly Lieja 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.

Achievements

Representing the
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		Seville, Spain	20th	Shot put	17.45 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	Shot put	17.96 m
2001		Edmonton, Canada	12th	Shot put	17.89 m
2002		Vienna, Austria	bgcolor=cc9966	3rd	Shot put	18.53 m
		Munich, Germany	10th	Shot put	17.54 m
2003		Paris, France	10th	Shot put
2004	Olympic Games	Olympia, Greece	11th	Shot put	18.14 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	Shot put	18.11 m
2005		Madrid, Spain	5th	Shot put	17.76 m
		Helsinki, Finland	9th	Shot put	17.83 m
Representing

External links

• • Website about Lieja Koeman