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Janus Robberts

South African athlete

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]

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Area Indoor Records - Men - Africa - IAAF.org

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Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
1997	African Junior Championships	Ibadan, Nigeria	1st	Shot put	18.55 m
1997	African Junior Championships	Ibadan, Nigeria	1st	Discus throw	54.55 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	2nd	Shot put	18.15 m
	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	7th	Discus throw	55.63 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	Shot put	19.15 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	20th (q)	Shot put	19.37 m
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	Shot put	19.16 m
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	4th	Discus throw	56.82 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	Shot put	20.32 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	Shot put	20.18 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	2nd	Shot put	19.97 m
	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	7th	Discus throw	57.02 m
	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	Shot put	19.73 m
	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	Discus throw	54.32 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	25th (q)	Shot put	19.02 m m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	Shot put	19.41 m
	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	Shot put	21.02 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	20th (q)	Shot put	19.41 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	Shot put	NM
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th (q)	Shot put	19.39 m
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	1st	Shot put	19.76 m
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	9th	Discus throw	55.57 m
	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	2nd	Shot put	17.88 m
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	3rd	Shot put	16.44 m

Janus_Robberts

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