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Shanti Pereira

Shanti Pereira
Pereira after winning the 200 m at the 2023 SEA Games
Personal information
Born (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28)
Singapore[1]
EducationSingapore Management University
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)[2]
Weight54 kg (119 lb)[2]
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m, 4 x 100 m, 4 x 400 m
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
  • 100 m: 32nd (2023)
  • 200 m: 20th (2023)
Personal bests
  • 60 m (Indoor): 7.61s (NR)
  • 100 m: 11.20s (NR)
  • 200 m: 22.57s (NR)
  • 400 m: 53.67s (NR)

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]

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 – Veronica shanti Pereira Profile". results.glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "28th SEA Games 2015 | Official Results | (Athletics) Biography Overview : PEREIRA Veronica Shanti". Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Veronica Shanti PEREIRA | Profile". www.worldathletics.org.
  4. ^ Kwek, Kimberly (14 July 2023). "Singapore's Shanti Pereira claims 100m crown at Asian Athletics Championships". The Straits Times.
  5. ^ "Shanti Pereira sets new 200m national record, qualifies for World Championships semis". CNA. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ Teoh, Melvyn (31 March 2024). "Singapore sprint queen Shanti Pereira breaks 400m national record". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ "'I was just super pumped': Singapore's Shanti Pereira blazes to SEA Games gold as records fall".
  8. ^ "Singapore's Shanti Pereira takes 200m gold at Asian Athletics Championships for historic sprint double".
  9. ^ "World Rankings | Women's 100m (50m-55m-60m)". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

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