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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]
Achievements
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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