Lieja Tunks

Lieja Koeman

Personal information
Full name	Liesbeth Jantina Koeman
Born	10 March 1976 Purmerend, Netherlands
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Updated on 21 March 2008.

Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman, formerly Leija 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. The name Lieja is just the Spanish version of the Belgian town Liège close to the birthplace of Liesbeth (notice that current Belgian and Dutch territories were parts of the Kingdom of Spain for many years in the 17th and 18th centuries).

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Netherlands
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	World Championships	Seville, Spain	20th	Shot put	17.45 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	9th	Shot put	17.96 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	Shot put	17.89 m
2002	European Indoor Championships	Vienna, Austria	3rd	Shot put	18.53 m
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	10th	Shot put	17.54 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	10th	Shot put	17.99 m
2004	Olympic Games	Olympia, Greece	11th	Shot put	18.14 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	Shot put	18.11 m
2005	European Indoor Championships	Madrid, Spain	5th	Shot put	17.76 m
	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th	Shot put	17.83 m
Representing  Canada

External links

• Lieja Koeman profile at IAAF
• Website about Lieja Koeman