Mona Pretorius

{{short description|South African weightlifter}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Mona Pretorius | birth_name = | image = | caption = | nationality = South African | sport = Weightlifting | event = | club = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|8|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Women's weightlifting}} {{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}} {{MedalComp|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalBronze|2018 Gold Coast|63 kg}} {{MedalComp|Commonwealth Championships}} {{MedalGold|2016 Penang|63 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2009 Penang|58 kg}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Cape Town|69 kg}} {{MedalComp|African Championships}} {{MedalGold|2018 Mahébourg|69 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2009 Kampala|58 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2010 Yaoundé|58 kg}} {{MedalSilver|2011 Cape Town|69 kg}} | show-medals = yes }}

'''Mona Pretorius''' (born 12 August 1988) is a South African weightlifter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/athlete-profile-n6004527-mona-pretorius.htm |title=Mona Pretorius |publisher=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> She competed in the women's 63 kg event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, winning the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/more-sport/mona-pretorius-rewarded-for-her-dedication-with-a-commonwealth-bronze-14297254 |title=Mona Pretorius rewarded for her dedication with a Commonwealth bronze |work=IOL News |accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/weightlifting/event-schedule-women-s-63kg.htm |title=Event Schedule - Women's 63kg |work=Gold Coast 2018 |accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref>

She currently has her own Olympic Weightlifting coaching business which can be found on Lift Big Eat Big.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Olympic Weightlifting - Lift Big Eat Big|date=21 August 2021 |url=https://liftbigeatbig.com/olympic-weightlifting/|access-date=14 October 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pretorius, Mona}} Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:South African female weightlifters Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:Weightlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Category:Weightlifters at the 2019 African Games Category:African Games competitors for South Africa Category:21st-century South African sportswomen Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in weightlifting