Rocco van Rooyen

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Rocco van Rooyen
Rocco Van Rooyen a la finale du javelot Douala 2024.jpg
Personal information
Born (1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 32)
Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
Sport
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Sport Track and field
Event
 Javelin throw
Updated on 29 August 2015

Rocco van Rooyen (born 23 December 1992) is a South African athlete specialising in the javelin throw. [1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.

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He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2]

His personal best in the event is 85.97 metres, set in Cape Town in 2021.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 6thJavelin throw 74.13 m
2011 African Junior Championships Gaborone, Botswana 1stJavelin throw75.72 m
2015 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6thJavelin throw 76.84 m
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 6thJavelin throw 75.41 m
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 28th (q)Javelin throw 75.55 m
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 24th (q)Javelin throw 78.48 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 30th (q)Javelin throw 74.02 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 23rd (q)Javelin throw 77.41 m
2024 African Championships Douala, Cameroon 4thJavelin throw 75.21 m

Seasonal bests by year

Other appearances

Rocco van Rooyen was a contestant on Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets , which premiered on 16 May 2019. [3] Rocco was the seventh person voted out of the season. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Rocco van Rooyen at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Athletics van ROOYEN Rocco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Prince, Shanaaz (16 May 2019). "Meet the 21 castaways of the Survivor SA: Island of Secrets". News24 . Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Gage, Cory (3 July 2019). "Survivor SA: Island of Secrets – Episode 7 Recap – The Next Chapter". Inside Survivor. Retrieved 2 March 2021.


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