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Laverne Eve (born 16 June 1965) is a female
track and field Track and field (or athletics in British English) is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a ru ...
athlete from the
Bahamas The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...
, who competes in the
javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...
. Her personal best throw (new javelin) is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in
Nashville Nashville, often known as Music City, is the capital and List of municipalities in Tennessee, most populous city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County in Middle Tennessee, locat ...
. In her early career she also competed in
shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...
and
discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...
. 30 years after starting her career, she still throws at a high level. Eve was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team. In 1982 and in 1983, she was awarded the Austin Sealy Trophy for the most outstanding athlete both of the
1982 CARIFTA Games The 11th CARIFTA Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sp ...
and
1983 CARIFTA Games The 12th CARIFTA Games was held in Fort-de-France, Martinique on April 2–4, 1983. Participation (unofficial) For the 1983 CARIFTA Games only the medalists can be found on the "World Junior Athletics History" website. An unofficial count yield ...
. She was the first athlete to gain the trophy for the second time.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eve, Laverne 1965 births Living people Athletes from Nassau, Bahamas Bahamian female javelin throwers Bahamian masters athletes Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Pan American Games silver medalists for the Bahamas Pan American Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for the Bahamas Commonwealth Games silver medallists for the Bahamas Commonwealth Games athletes for the Bahamas Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games LSU Lady Tigers track and field athletes Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Bahamas Competitors at the 1982 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics