Name & Surname:

Schelna Scheepers 

Nickname:

Venom 

Province & Country:

Mpumalanga / South Africa

Contact info:

schelna@hotmail.com

Date of Birth:

10 November 1975

Profession:

Manager

Started arm wrestling:

I started in 2006 at a local competition when friends invited me.

Weight:

68 kg

Fighting style:

Toproll and press

Your toughest opponent(s):

Adri Koen

Merits:

SA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:

SA NATIONAL RANKINGS:

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:

LOCAL SA COMPETITIONS:

1st - Ladies 65kg+ (Left) - Armsport Maniacs Armwrestling Bonanza 2011
1st - Ladies 65kg+ (Right) - Armsport Maniacs Armwrestling Bonanza 2011
1st - Ladies 65kg+ (Left) - Iron Arms Battlefields, Dundee 2011
1st - Ladies 65kg+ (Right) - Iron Arms Battlefields, Dundee 2011
1st - Ladies Open (Left) - Windpompfees Armdruk Kompetisie 2011
1st - Ladies Open (Right) - Windpompfees Armdruk Kompetisie 2011
1st - Ladies Open (Right) - Mike's Kitchen Challenge 2011

1st - Ladies Open (Left & Right) - "Beste van die Weste" 2010
1st - Ladies Open (Left) - Delmas Armwrestling Invitational 2010
2nd - Ladies Open (Right) - Delmas Armwrestling Invitation 2010

3rd - Ladies Open (Right) - Graceland Challenge 2009
2nd - Ladies 65kg+ (Left & Right) - ExerGise Champs 2009
1st - Ladies Open (Right) - ExerGise Champs 2009
1st - Ladies Open (Left & Right) - National Women's Day Challenge 2009

4th - Ladies Open (Right) - Graceland Challenge 2007
 

Goals:

To beat all the best

Best training advice:

Focus on the match with your hands 

Arm wrestlers that inspire you

Gert Scheepers & Heidi Andersson

What changes would you like to see in this sport?

I want South Africa to be as big as America is with armwrestling.