Hannes Hopley Explained

Johannes ("Hannes") Hopley (born 26 January 1981) is a South African discus thrower, born in Pretoria. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.

Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Hopley won an NCAA DI title in the discus. He did it in the team's last ever competition, as the team was eliminated following the 2004 season.^[1]

Competition record

Representing
2000		Santiago, Chile	bgcolor=gold	1st	Discus throw	59.51 m
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	5th	Shot put	17.76 m
			2nd	Discus throw	62.86 m
2004		Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	2nd	Discus throw	63.50 m
		Athens, Greece	8th	Discus throw	62.58 m
2006		Melbourne, Australia	7th	Shot put	18.44 m
			4th	Discus throw	60.99 m
2007		Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Discus throw	57.79 m
2008		Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	Discus throw	56.98 m

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2004-06-13 . Track notes: Javelin thrower feels the heat . 2024-05-16 . ESPN.com . en.