Lieja Tunks

{{short description|Canadian-Dutch shot putter}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Lieja Koeman | image = Lieja Tunks.jpg | fullname = Liesbeth Jantina Koeman | nickname = | height = 1.83 m | weight = 100 kg | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|3|10|df=y}} | birth_place = Purmerend, Netherlands | pb = shot put – 18.82 (2003)<br/>discus throw – 58.93 (2002)<br>hammer throw – 42.79 (2001) | years_active = 1984-present | updated = 21 March 2008 }} '''Liesbeth ("Lieja") Jantina Koeman''', formerly Lieja Tunks, (born 10 March 1976 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a shot putter, who represents Canada after switching from the Netherlands in 2006.

Her personal best throw is 18.82 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Arnhem.

==Achievements== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan="6"|Representing the {{NED}} |- |rowspan=2|1994 |rowspan=2|World Junior Championships |rowspan=2|Lisbon, Portugal |12th |Shot put |14.83 m |- |17th (q) |Discus |43.20 m |- |rowspan=2|1997 |rowspan=2|European U23 Championships |rowspan=2|Turku, Finland |6th |Shot put |16.82 m |- |6th |Discus |54.62 m |- |1999 |World Championships |Seville, Spain |20th |Shot put |17.45 m |- |2000 |Olympic Games |Sydney, Australia |9th |Shot put |17.96 m |- |2001 |World Championships |Edmonton, Canada |12th |Shot put |17.89 m |- |rowspan=2|2002 |European Indoor Championships |Vienna, Austria |bgcolor=cc9966 | 3rd |Shot put |18.53 m |- |European Championships |Munich, Germany |10th |Shot put |17.54 m |- |2003 |World Championships |Paris, France |10th |Shot put |17.99 m |- |rowspan=2|2004 |Olympic Games |Olympia, Greece |11th |Shot put |18.14 m |- |World Athletics Final |Monte Carlo, Monaco |bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd |Shot put |18.11 m |- |rowspan=2|2005 |European Indoor Championships |Madrid, Spain | 5th |Shot put |17.76 m |- |World Championships |Helsinki, Finland | 9th |Shot put |17.83 m |- !colspan="6"|Representing {{CAN}} |- |}

==External links== *{{World Athletics||name=Lieja Koeman}} *[http://www.tunks.ca/ Website about Lieja Koeman] {{s-start}} {{s-ach|aw}} {{S-bef|before=Corrie de Bruin}} {{S-ttl|title=KNAU Cup|years=1999, 2000}} {{S-aft|after=Letitia Vriesde}} {{succession box|title=Amsterdam Sportswoman of the Year|before=Carole Thate|after=Mieke de Boer|years= 2000}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tunks, Lieja}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian women shot putters Category:Dutch women shot putters Category:Dutch women discus throwers Category:Olympic athletes for the Netherlands Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the Netherlands Category:Sportspeople from Purmerend Category:Athletes from North Holland Category:20th-century Canadian sportswomen Category:21st-century Canadian sportswomen Category:21st-century Dutch sportswomen Category:20th-century Dutch sportswomen