Henk Booysen

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Henk Booysen (born 1 November 1972) is a retired South African shot putter and javelin thrower.

In the shot put he won the gold medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games [1] and the 1996 African Championships. [2] In the javelin throw he finished fourth at the 1995 All-Africa Games. [3]

His personal best put was 19.34 metres, achieved in April 1995 in Pietersburg. [4]

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References

  1. "All-Africa Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. "Athletics All Africa Games Harrare (ZIM) 1995". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. Henk Booysen at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg