Laverne Eve (born 16 June 1965, in Nassau) is a female track and field athlete from the Bahamas, who competes in the javelin throw. Her personal best throw (new javelin) is 63.73 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Nashville. In her early career she also competed in shot put and discus throw. 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 and 1983 CARIFTA Games.[1][2][3] She was the first athlete to gain the trophy for the second time.[citation needed]
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Finlayson, Alpheus (20 April 2011), Who Will Win The Next Austin Sealy Award?, thebahamasweekly.com, retrieved 11 October 2011
^Carifta Games Magazine, Part 2(PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
^Carifta Games Magazine, Part 3(PDF), Carifta Games 2011, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012, retrieved 12 October 2011
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