Justine Palframan (born 4 November 1993) is a South African sprinter specialising in the 200 and 400 metres. She won the 400 m event at the 2015 Summer Universiade. She also represented South Africa at the IAAF 2013 World Championships and 2016 Olympics.
Personal life Palframan's father Steve and mother Trevlyn are former track athletes, while her sister Katelyn and brother David competed in athletics and swimming. Palframan initially trained in swimming, field hockey, and athletics, and by the age of 16 focused on sprinting.
Competition record Representing 2009World Youth ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy9th (sf)200 m24.174th400 m54.552010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada17th (sf)200 m24.092011African Junior ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana2nd400 m52.931st relay3:38.162012World Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5th400 m51.879th relay3:40.312013UniversiadeKazan, Russia13th (sf)200 m23.9317th (h)400 m55.433rd relay3:36.05World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia34th (h)200 m23.642014African ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco4th200 m23.276th400 m53.70Continental CupMarrakesh, Morocco – relayDQRepresenting Africa2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea1st400 m51.276th relay3:46.73World ChampionshipsBeijing, China19th (sf)200 m23.0434th (h)400 m52.45African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo9th (sf)400 m52.752016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa4th200 m23.221st relay3:28.49Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil43rd (h)200 m23.3351st (h)400 m53.962017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom15th (sf)200 m23.2113th (h) relay3:37.82UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan2nd400 m51.832018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria15th (sf)400 m57.112019World RelaysYokohama, Japan –4 × 100 m relayDNF
Personal bests Outdoor 100 metres – 11.75 (0.0 m/s) (Stellenbosch 2015) 200 metres – 22.96 (+1.9 m/s) (Stellenbosch 2015) 400 metres – 51.27 (Gwangju 2015)
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