South African athlete (born 1979)
Janus Robberts (born 10 March 1979 in Louis Trichardt ) is a South African athlete who competes in shot put , and occasionally in the discus throw . He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres and is also a former junior world record holder. He also holds the African indoor record with 21.47 metres, achieved in December 2001 in Norman .[ 1]
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field program, he won NCAA titles in the shot put and discus.[ 2]
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing South Africa 1997 African Junior Championships Ibadan, Nigeria 1st Shot put 18.55 m 1st Discus throw 54.55 m 1998 World Junior Championships Annecy, France 2nd Shot put 18.15 m 7th Discus throw 55.63 m Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th Shot put 19.15 m 1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 20th (q) Shot put 19.37 m All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd Shot put 19.16 m 4th Discus throw 56.82 m 2000 Olympic Games Sydney , Australia 7th Shot put 20.32 m 2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 12th Shot put 20.18 m 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 2nd Shot put 19.97 m 7th Discus throw 57.02 m African Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st Shot put 19.73 m 1st Discus throw 54.32 m 2003 World Championships Paris, France 25th (q) Shot put 19.02 m m 2004 World Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th (q) Shot put 19.41 m African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 1st Shot put 21.02 m Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th (q) Shot put 19.41 m 2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland – Shot put NM 2006 World Indoor Championships Moscow, Russia 12th (q) Shot put 19.39 m Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 1st Shot put 19.76 m 9th Discus throw 55.57 m African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 2nd Shot put 17.88 m 2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 3rd Shot put 16.44 m
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