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 Shannon Kekula Kristiansen was
dominant among women in shot put through a career from 1981 until 1996. She won
10 gold medals in shot put, discus, high jump and long jump at Saskatchewan high
school championships. She joined the University of Saskatchewan team, winning
two bronze, a silver and two gold at Canada West and a bronze, silver and three
gold at the CIAU finals. She was female athlete award winner twice at the U of S
and Sask Sport female athlete of the year in 1990. As well, she was a medallist
at Saskatchewan Open championships, winning gold in the shot put the last 11
years she competed. At the National Open, she was a medallist in shot put nine
times. She participated internationally five times, including the Francophone
Games and World Universiade Games in 1989 and was eighth in shot put at the
1994 Commonwealth Games at Victoria, B.C.
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