Hannes Hopley

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Johannes ("Hannes") Hopley (born 26 January 1981) is a South African discus thrower, born in Pretoria. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile 1stDiscus throw 59.51 m
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 5thShot put 17.76 m
2ndDiscus throw 62.86 m
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 2ndDiscus throw 63.50 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 8thDiscus throw 62.58 m
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 7thShot put 18.44 m
4thDiscus throw 60.99 m
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 3rdDiscus throw 57.79 m
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2ndDiscus throw 56.98 m


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