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}} Veronica Shanti Pereira (born 20 September 1996)〔http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/singapore/veronica-shanti-pereira-278797〕 is a track and field athlete from Singapore who specialises in the 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 x 100 metres relay, and 4 x 400 metres relay. She holds the national records for the 100 metres (11.80s)〔https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/shanti-pereira-bags-100m-bronze--singapore-s-first-in-42-years-133647142.html〕 and 200 metres (23.60s).〔http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/sea-games-athletics/1905710.html〕 She also holds the U-23 records for the 100 metres (11.80s) and 200 metres (23.99s) and was a member of the teams which set the records for the 4 x 100 metres (46.64s) and 4 x 400 metres (3:44.80) relays; the U-19 records for the 100 metres (11.89s) and 200 metres (23.99s); the U-17 records for the 100 metres (12.21s) and 200 metres (24.92s); and U-15 records for the 100 metres (12.68s).〔http://www.singaporeathletics.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2015/06/Records-as-of-2015-Jun-15.pdf〕 In 2013 she became the first female Singaporean to run the 100 metres in under 12 seconds when she clocked 11.89s at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics in Donetsk, Ukraine.〔 At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games, she came in fourth in the 100 metres final.〔https://www.redsports.sg/2015/06/09/sea-games-athletics-shanti-pereira-powers-home-for-first-medal-in-womens-100m-since-1973/〕 In 2014, she became the first female Singaporean to run the 200 metres in under 24 seconds when she clocked 23.99s at the Asian Junior Athletics Championships.〔http://www.todayonline.com/sports/shanti-not-be-denied〕 At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, she won the bronze medal in the 100 metres with a time of 11.88s.〔 This was Singapore's first medal in the event in 42 years.〔 She also won the gold medal in the 200 metres, rewriting the national record she had set in the day's heats.〔 This was Singapore's first gold medal in a sprint event in 42 years.〔https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/news/shanti-pereira-storms-to-200m-sea-games-gold--singapore-s-first-sprint-triumph-in-42-years--133221794.html〕 Although the Singapore quartet which she was part of came in fourth in the 4 x 400 metres relay, it broke the oldest record in Singapore's athletics history with a time of 3:40.58.〔http://www.todayonline.com/sports/sea-games-womens-4x400m-relay-break-41-year-old-national-record〕 In her final event, the 4 x 100 metres relay, the team came in fourth, but set a new national record of 45.41s.〔http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sea-games-athletics/1911574.html〕 She is studying for a diploma in sports and leisure management offered jointly by Republic Polytechnic and Singapore Sports School.〔http://news.asiaone.com/news/sports/running-family〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shanti Pereira」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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