Rocco van Rooyen explained

Rocco van Rooyen
Birth Date:23 December 1992
Birth Place:Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
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Sport:Track and field
Event:Javelin throw
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Updated:29 August 2015

Rocco van Rooyen (born 23 December 1992) is a South African athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.

He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

His personal best in the event is 85.97 metres, set in Cape Town in 2021.

Competition record

Representing
2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada6thJavelin throw74.13 m
2011African Junior ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswanabgcolor=gold1stJavelin throw75.72 m
2015Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom6thJavelin throw76.84 m
African ChampionshipsMarrakech, Morocco6thJavelin throw75.41 m
2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China28th (q)Javelin throw75.55 m
2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)Javelin throw78.48 m
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom30th (q)Javelin throw74.02 m
2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan23rd (q)Javelin throw77.41 m
2024African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon4thJavelin throw75.21 m

Seasonal bests by year

Other appearances

Rocco van Rooyen was a contestant on , which premiered on 16 May 2019.[2] Rocco was the seventh person voted out of the season.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics van ROOYEN Rocco. dead. 2021-08-16. Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. en-us. 16 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210816212533/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1515952-van-rooyen-rocco.htm.
  2. Web site: Meet the 21 castaways of the Survivor SA: Island of Secrets. Prince. Shanaaz. News24. 16 May 2019. 2 March 2021.
  3. Web site: Survivor SA: Island of Secrets – Episode 7 Recap – The Next Chapter. Gage. Cory. Inside Survivor. 3 July 2019. 2 March 2021.