Janice Josephs

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Janice Josephs (born 31 March 1982 in Cape Town) is a South African heptathlete turned long jumper.

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She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. [1] On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006 African Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she only entered the long jump competition, which she won with a new personal best of 6.79 metres. [2] She did not reach the final at the 2007 World Championships, but finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and won another gold medal at the 2008 African Championships.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2000 World Junior Championships Santiago, Chile28th (h)200m 25.65 (wind: -1.2 m/s)
2002 African Championships Radès, Tunisia1st4 × 100 m relay 45.60 s
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo3rdHigh jump 1.50 m
2ndHeptathlon 5785 pts
Olympic Games Athens, Greece19thHeptathlon 6074 pts
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland–Heptathlon DNF
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia5thHeptathlon 6181 pts
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius1stHeptathlon 5876 pts
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria1stLong jump 6.79 m
World Championships Osaka, Japan24th (q)Long jump 6.44 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain8thLong jump 6.25 m
African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia1stLong jump 6.64 m
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany30th (q)Long jump 6.22 m
2010 World Indoor Championships Doha, Qatar21st (q)Long jump 6.02 m
2012 African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin2ndLong jump 6.29 m

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