Janus Robberts
South African athlete (born 1979)
Janus Robberts (born 10 March 1979 in Louis Trichardt) is a South African athlete who competes in shot put, and occasionally in the discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres and is also a former junior world record holder. He also holds the African indoor record with 21.47 metres, achieved in December 2001 in Norman.[1]
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field program, he won NCAA titles in the shot put and discus.[2]
Achievements
References
External links
- Janus Robberts at World Athletics
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African Champions in men's discus throw
- 1979: Abderrazak Ben Hassine (TUN)
- 1982–84: Mohamed Naguib Hamed (EGY)
- 1985: Christian Okoye (NGR)
- 1988: Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
- 1989–90: Hassan Ahmed Hamad (EGY)
- 1992: Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
- 1993: Mickaël Conjungo (CAF)
- 1996: Serge Doh (CIV)
- 1998: Frantz Kruger (RSA)
- 2000: Frits Potgieter (RSA)
- 2002: Janus Robberts (RSA)
- 2004: Frantz Kruger (RSA)
- 2006: Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (EGY)
- 2008: Hannes Hopley (RSA)
- 2010: Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly (EGY)
- 2012–14: Victor Hogan (RSA)
- 2016: Russell Tucker (RSA)
- 2018: Victor Hogan (RSA)
- 2022: Werner Visser (RSA)
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