Justine Robbeson

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Intro

South African javelin thrower

Places

South Africa

Athlete Javelin thrower

Work field

Sports

Gender

Female

Birth

15 May 1985 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Benoni, Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Age

39 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Justine Gail Robbeson (born 15 May 1985 in Benoni) is a South African athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004. Justine attended Springs Girls' High School and is currently studying for a BSc degree in nutrition and human movement at North-West University, Potchefstroom, where she is a member of the athletics club coached by Terseus Liebenberg.

Her personal best javelin throw is 63.49 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Potchefstroom. It was an African record until July 2009, when her compatriot Sunette Viljoen threw 65.46 at the qualifying round of 2009 Summer Universiade in Beograd.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	2nd	Javelin throw	51.54 m
2002	World Schools Gymnasiade	Caen, France	2nd	Long jump
2003	All Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	2nd	Heptathlon	5697 pts
2003	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	2nd	Heptathlon	5587 pts
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	1st	Heptathlon	5868 pts
2005	Universiade	Izmir, Turkey	3rd	Javelin throw	58.70 m
2006	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	1st	Javelin throw	60.60 m
2006	World Cup	Athens, Greece	3rd	Javelin throw	61.38 m
2007	All Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	Javelin throw	58.09 m
2008	Olympic Games	Beijing, China	13th (q)	Javelin throw	59.63 m
2010	Commonwealth Games	New Delhi, India	3rd	Javelin throw	60.03 m
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	3rd	Javelin throw	59.78 m
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	19th (q)	Javelin throw	58.08 m
	All-Africa Games	Maputo, Mozambique	1st	Javelin throw	55.33 m
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	2nd	Javelin throw	52.81 m
2012	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (q)	Javelin throw	59.63 m