![]() Pereira after winning the 200 m at the 2023 SEA Games | |
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Born | Singapore[1] | 20 September 1996
Education | Singapore Management University |
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[2] |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb)[2] |
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Country | Singapore |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m, 4 x 100 m, 4 x 400 m |
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Veronica Shanti Pereira (born 20 September 1996)[3] is a Singaporean track and field athlete who specialises in the 100 m, 200 m, 4 x 100 m, and 4 x 400 m. She holds the 100 m national record (11.20s),[4] 200 m national record (22.57s),[5] 400 m national record (53.67s),[6] 200 m SEA Games record (22.69s),[7] and the 200 m Asian Athletics Championships games record (22.70s).[8] She was ranked 1st in Asia in 2023 for both the 100 m and 200 m based on World Athletics' records.[9]