# Mona Pretorius

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{{short description|South African weightlifter}}
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{{Infobox sportsperson
| name        = Mona Pretorius
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| nationality = South African
| sport       = Weightlifting
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| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1988|8|12|df=yes}}
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{{MedalSport|Women's [weightlifting](/source/Olympic_weightlifting)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}
{{MedalComp|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2018 Gold Coast](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games)|[63 kg](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_63_kg)}}
{{MedalComp|[Commonwealth Championships](/source/Commonwealth_Weightlifting_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2016 Penang](/source/2016_Commonwealth_Weightlifting_Championships)|63 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|2009 Penang|58 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[2011 Cape Town](/source/2011_Commonwealth_Weightlifting_Championships)|69 kg}}
{{MedalComp|[African Championships](/source/African_Weightlifting_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|[2018 Mahébourg](/source/2018_African_Weightlifting_Championships)|69 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[2009 Kampala](/source/2009_African_Weightlifting_Championships)|58 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[2010 Yaoundé](/source/2010_African_Weightlifting_Championships)|58 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[2011 Cape Town](/source/2011_African_Weightlifting_Championships)|69 kg}}
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'''Mona Pretorius''' (born 12 August 1988) is a South African [weightlifter](/source/Olympic_weightlifting).<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](/source/Weightlifting_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_63_kg) at the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/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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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

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