| Jason van Rooyen | |
| Fullname: | Jason Jullian van Rooyen |
| Birth Date: | 3 February 1997 |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Pb: | (2021) |
Jason Jullian van Rooyen (born 4 February 1997) is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put.[1]
He won gold at the 2014 African Youth Games in Botswana with a throw of 18.97m. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, van Rooyen threw personal bests of 19.73m in qualifying[2] and then 19.82m in the final, finishing fourth overall.[3]
He competed in Taipei at the Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put qualifying for the final with a throw of 18.90m who he didn’t better.[4] He competed in Naples and the Athletics at the 2019 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put, finishing sixth with a throw of 19.53m.[5]
Van Rooyen won on 29 April 2021 in Potchefstroom with a distance of 21.14 metres, qualifying for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Along with Kyle Blignaut, it is the first time that two South African shot-putters have gone past the 21-metre marker in the same year. His personal best throw placed van Rooyen third on the all time South African list.[6]