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South African javelin thrower
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Bloemfontein, South Africa
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37 years
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John Robert Oosthuizen (born 23 January 1987) is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father Johan Oosthuizen's footstep. Oosthuizen senior's, who never got the chance to represent his country in international competition, biggest achievement is a throw of 80.92 metres, which he achieved in 1990.
Oosthuizen junior's personal best throw is 86.80 metres which he achieved at the Yellow Pages meeting in Oudsthoorn on 1 March 2008. The throw was better than his 84.52 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka and helped him to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 2nd | Javelin throw (700g) | 81.07 m |
2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | Javelin throw | 75.94 m |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | Javelin throw | 78.32 m |
World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | Javelin throw | 83.07 m | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Javelin throw | 78.05 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 6th | Javelin throw | 84.52 m | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Javelin throw | 76.16 m |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 44th (q) | Javelin throw | 67.86 m |
2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 33rd (q) | Javelin throw | 73.14 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 7th | Javelin throw | 62.13 m |
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 2nd | Javelin throw | 81.63 m |
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 31st (q) | Javelin throw | 74.36 m | |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | Javelin throw | 77.81 m |
Seasonal bests by year
- 2005 - 75.94
- 2006 - 83.07
- 2007 - 84.52
- 2008 - 86.80
- 2009 - 81.18
- 2010 - 82.96
- 2011 - 84.38
- 2012 - 77.18
- 2013 - 81.97
- 2014 - 79.57
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1987 births
African Games gold medalists for South Africa
African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
Afrikaner people
Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
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