Anika Smit

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Anika Smit
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Addis Ababa High jump
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Porto-Novo High jump

Anika Smit (born 26 May 1986) is a South African professional athlete specialising in the high jump. She is well known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Her personal best is 1.93 metres achieved in 2007 in Potchefstroom.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada5th1.78 m
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria3rd 1.80 m
Afro-Asian Games Hyderabad, India5th 1.70 m
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy10th 1.80 m
2005 African Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia1st1.89 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia1st 1.91 m
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius NM
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria2nd 1.89 m
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1st 1.88 m
2011 All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique4th 1.75 m
2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin2nd 1.86 m