Veronica Shanti Pereira is widely recognised as one of the greatest athletes in Singaporean history, know about her family, parents and religion
She recently won a silver medal in 100m and her country’s first Asian Games medal in athletics in nearly 50 years.
Who is Veronica Shanti Pereira, biography, age, family, parents, husband, sister, origin, religion and record
Indian-born 27-year-old Shanti Pereira was raised in Singapore and is the holder of a number of illustrious records.
Her parents are Bridget Jeet Pereira and Clarence Pereira and she has two sisters Valerie and Shobi. Born and brought up in Singapore, 27-year-old Shanti Pereira is of Indian origin but her religion isn’t known. While she is unmarried, Shanti Pereira is dating Tan Zong Yang since 2021.
Shanti Pereria’s Qualification
Pereira has a diploma in sports and leisure management from Singapore Sports School and Republic Polytechnic. Additionally, she received the Yip Pin Xiu Scholarship to study accounting at the Singapore Management University, a private institution of higher learning in Southeast Asia.
Shanti Pereria’s Early Life
Shanti Pereira first became interested in sports when she was in school. She attracted a lot of attention after earning multiple awards for her school in the National School Games and went on to become one of Singapore’s greatest school-level athletes in history.
Neck to neck. What a race. While the host runner, Ge Manqi is celebrated by the many at the stands, there will be a whole lot of cheers in Singapore for Veronica Shanti Pereira's 🥈 medal effort. pic.twitter.com/KU2vyTSnwu
— Haresh Deol 🇲🇾 (@HareshDeol) September 30, 2023
Shanti Pereira Early Records
- The 100-metre Under-15 record (12.68 seconds)
- The 100-metre Under-17 record (12.21 seconds)
- The 200-metre Under-17 record (24.92 seconds)
- The 100-metre Under-23 record (11.80 seconds)
- 200 metres under 23.99 seconds
- She was also a member of the squad that ran the 4×100-metre relay in 46.64 seconds, shattering the previous record.
- At the Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Taipei, Taiwan, she won silver in the 200-metre race at the age of 17.
Shanti Pereria Records
On July 30, she earned a gold medal in the women’s 200-metre sprint at the Mittsommernacht Athletics competition in Berlin.
Shanti Pereira had the chance to compete for her country in the 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships in Donetsk, Ukraine. She ran the 100 metres at the competition in 11.89 seconds.
Pereira finished the race for the 100 metres in less than 12 seconds, making her the first female athlete from Singapore to accomplish this feat. She placed fourth in the 100-metre race at the Southeast Asian Games later that same year.
Shanti Pereria’s Athletic Career
- In both Shanti Pereira’s career and Singapore’s athletic history, the 2015 Southeast Asian Games proved to be a watershed moment.
- In 2015, she finished third with a time of 11.88 seconds at the Southeast Asian Games. She won Singapore’s first medal at the competition in 42 years with the bronze medal.
- With a time of 23.60 seconds, Pereira went on to win the gold medal in the 200-metre race, shattering the previous 200-metre national record.
- Shanti Pereira’s victory made her the first Singaporean athlete since Glory Barnabas in 1973 to take home a gold medal in a sprint event at the SEA Games.
- At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Shanti Pereira won her bronze medal in the 100-metre race.
- In 2019, Pereira finished third in each of the 100- and 200-metre races, earning her bronze medals at the Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines.
- In 2021, she won gold in the 200-metre sprint with 23,52 and silver in the 100-metre with 11.62.
- She twice surpassed her 100-metre sprint record in the Australia Track and Field Championships in 2023, eventually lowering it to 11.37 seconds in the championship race. At the same sporting event, she ran the 200-metre sprint in 22.89 seconds, shattering the previous record.
- She won the 200-metre event and successfully defended her gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh in 2023.
- She set new records for both the national and Southeast Asian Games for the 200-metre sprint with a time of 22.69 seconds.
- She became the first Singaporean woman athlete to win the sprint double at the Southeast Asian Games when she also took home gold in the 100-metre competition.
- Shanti Pereira beat her 100-metre sprint national record for the sixth time in 2023 at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok with a time of 11.20 seconds.
- She also broke Singapore’s 16-year medal drought at the continental sports competition by becoming the first Singaporean athlete to win a gold medal there.
- With a time of 22.70 seconds, Pereira went on to win the gold medal in the 200-metre competition as well, breaking the previous championship record.
Shanti Pereira’s Medal Tally
Shanti Pereira has won 10 medals in her professional career, including four gold, one silver, and five bronze, at the Southeast Asian Games. Additionally, she took home two gold medals from the Asian Athletics Championships.
Her individual event personal bests are as follows: 7.61 seconds for the indoor 60-metre sprint, 11.20 seconds for the 100-metre sprint, and 22.69 seconds for the 200-metre sprint.
Shanti Pereira’s Net Worth
Shanti Pereira’s net worth is reportedly projected to be $5 million as of 2023 by various sources. Most of her money comes from her professional athletic earnings.
The track and field athlete from Singapore also has a few brand sponsorships on her resume, which add to her wealth. The most notable of these is her endorsement agreement with German clothing companies Hugo Boss and Nike.
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