Rogail Joseph Explained

Rogail Joseph
Nationality:South African
Sport:Athletics
Event:Hurdler
Birth Date:22 April 2000
Birth Place:Worcester, South Africa
Height:1.72/5'8"
Pb:400m hurdles: 54.12 (2024 Summer Olympics)

Rogail Joseph (born 22 April 2000) is a South African track and field athlete who competes over 400m hurdles.[1]

Early life

Joseph is from a suburb called Roodewal located in Worcester in the Western Cape, and attended Worcester Gymnasium as well as University of the Western Cape and North-West University.[2] [3]

Career

She won the South African U20 400m Hurdles title at the SA Champs on 6 April 2019, in Stellenbosch.[4] That month, she also won the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles titles at the 2019 African U18 and U20 Championships in Athletics, as well as the South African University Championships 400m hurdles.[5] She was nominated for Emerging Athlete of the Year at the 2019 G-Sport Awards.[6]

In April 2023, she finished third over 400m hurdles at the South African National Championships.[7] In August 2023, she competed at the World University Games, in Chengdu but was disqualified for an infringement.[8]

She won a gold medal in the 400m hurdles race at the 2023 African Games in Accra in March 2024 in a personal best of 55.39.[9] [10] In April 2024, she finished runner-up at the South African National Championships 400m hurdles in Pietermaritzburg in a time of 54.84 seconds to secure the automatic qualifying time for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11]

Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Individual events

Personal best times for individual events
TypeEventTimeVenueDateNotes
Outdoor200 metres23.67McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom25 May 2024
300 metres36.89McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom6 February 2024
400 metres53.25McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom10 April 2024
100 metres hurdles13.97Abidjan18 April 2019
400 metres hurdles54.12Paris, France6 August 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rogail Joseph. 23 March 2024. World Athletics.
  2. Web site: Seven Eagles to soar at the 2024 Olympic Games in France. news.nwu.ac.zu. 21 June 2024. 14 May 2024. Bertie. Jacobs.
  3. Web site: Rogail Joseph on Track to the Top: "Power of Sport Changes Lives". uwc.ac.za. 23 March 2024. 13 August 2019.
  4. Web site: ROGAIL JOSEPH: NEW KID ON THE BLOCK. gsport.co.za. 23 March 2024. 16 April 2019.
  5. Web site: No hurdle too high for Joseph. gsport.co.za. 23 March 2024. 16 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Gerda Steyn competes with Semenya, Kgatlana for sports award. ofm.co.za. 23 March 2024. 25 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Potch crowd lifts Wayde van Niekerk to superb SA title win. Citizen.co.za. 23 March 2024. Wouter. Pienaar. 1 April 2023.
  8. Web site: FISU World University Games. World Athletics. 23 March 2024. 1 August 2023.
  9. Web site: Bass-Bittaye completes sprint double and Meshesha breaks Games record in Accra. 23 March 2024. 23 March 2024. World Athletics.
  10. Web site: ROGAIL JOSEPH BECOMES TEAM SA'S 100TH MEDALLIST AS SOUTH AFRICA ENDS AFRICAN GAMES IN THIRD. gsport. 23 March 2024. 23 March 2024.
  11. Web site: Geldenhuys and Joseph qualify for Paris Olympics. Citizen.co.za. 20 April 2024. Wesley. Botton. 20 April 2024.