Werner Visser

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Werner Visser
Personal information
Born (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 27)
Sport
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Sport Athletics
Event
Discus throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Mauritius Discus throw
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Asaba Discus throw

Werner Jakobus Visser (born 27 February 1998) is a South African male discus thrower, who won a gold medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali. [1] At senior level, he won his first medal, a silver, at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba.

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Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2015 African Youth Championships Reduit, Mauritius 1stDiscus throw (1.5 kg)64.88 m
World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 1stDiscus throw (1.5 kg)64.24 m
Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa 2ndShot put (5 kg)19.78 m
1stDiscus throw (1.5 kg)60.94 m
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 2ndDiscus throw (1.75 kg)58.70 m
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2ndDiscus throw 58.22 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 10thDiscus throw 57.97 m
2022 African Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius 1stDiscus throw 61.80 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 27th (q)Discus throw 58.44 m

National titles

References

  1. "Werner Visser". In-Site Athlete Management. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. Werner Visser at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg