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

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, 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

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. 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

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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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