| John Robert Oosthuizen | |
| Nationality: | South African |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1987 |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Weight: | 105kg (231lb) (2013) |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Javelin throw |
| Collegeteam: | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
| Updated: | 27 August 2016 |
John Robert Oosthuizen (born 23 January 1987) is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father Johan Oosthuizen's footstep. Oosthuizen senior's, who never got the chance to represent his country in international competition, biggest achievement is a throw of 80.92 metres, which he achieved in 1990.
Oosthuizen junior's personal best throw is 86.80 metres which he achieved at the Yellow Pages meeting in Oudsthoorn on 1 March 2008. The throw was better than his 84.52 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka and helped him to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 2nd | Javelin throw (700g) | 81.07 m | |
| 2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | Javelin throw | 75.94 m | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | Javelin throw | 78.32 m | |
| World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 1st | Javelin throw | 83.07 m | ||
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Javelin throw | 78.05 m | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 6th | Javelin throw | 84.52 m | ||
| 2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 19th (q) | Javelin throw | 76.16 m | |
| 2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 44th (q) | Javelin throw | 67.86 m | |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 33rd (q) | Javelin throw | 73.14 m | |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 7th | Javelin throw | 62.13 m | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Javelin throw | 81.63 m |
| World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 31st (q) | Javelin throw | 74.36 m | ||
| 2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 3rd | Javelin throw | 77.81 m | |