Rocco van Rooyen RSA   
Date of birth: 23 December 92
Age: 31 years 97 days
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Club/team: BAK
Javelin Throw African Junior Champion 2011
Javelin Throw 6th at World Junior Championships 2010
3 National Titles
Javelin Throw World Junior Alltime no. 168 75.72A Gaborone 14 May 2011
Javelin Throw World Alltime no. 89 85.97 Parow 27 Feb 2021

PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

 
Javelin Throw (700g)
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  69.42Aw    2-17Pretoria28 Mar
 
Javelin Throw
Outdoor Alltime  Show/hide
2009  67.40w    3Stellenbosch11 Dec
2010  74.13w    6-19Moncton23 Jul
2011  75.72Aw    1-19Gaborone14 May
2012  71.36Aw    2Pretoria5 May
2013  72.66Aw    2-22Pretoria6 Apr
2014  80.10w    1Bellville29 Mar
2015  85.39w    1Cape Town23 May
2016  78.48w    24qRio de Janeiro17 Aug
2017  84.09w    1Parow18 Mar
2018  75.20w    1Paarl22 Mar
2019  77.82Aw    1Germiston25 Apr
2020  85.80w    1Paarl4 Nov
2021  85.97w    1Parow27 Feb
2022  77.34w    1Cape Town9 Apr
2024  79.62w    1Cape Town10 Feb

IN MAJOR EVENTS

 
Outdoor
Javelin Throw
WJ 2010: 6-1974.13 8q-1969.74
AfrC 2011: 1-1975.72A
AfrC 2014: 675.41
CWG 2014: 676.84 7q77.57
WC 2015: 28q75.55
OG 2016: 24q78.48
WC 2017: 30q74.02
OG 2021: 23q77.41

PERSONAL BESTS

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click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

 
Javelin Throw (700g)
Outdoor69.42A    Pretoria28 Mar 2009
 
Javelin Throw
Winstreak: 3 (finals)  Show/hide   
competitions over 85m: 5   
Outdoor85.97    Parow27 Feb 2021

AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS


Javelin Throw, 10 best results (legal):
85.97   1Parow27 Feb 2021
85.80   1Paarl4 Nov 2020
85.50   1Paarl4 Nov 2020
85.39   1Cape Town23 May 2015
85.25   1Pretoria15 Apr 2021
84.09   1Parow18 Mar 2017
82.55   3Turku8 Jun 2021
80.73   2Vantaa29 May 2021
80.56   1Potchefstroom8 May 2015
80.33   7Roma4 Jun 2015
 
Average: 83.617
 

Total results in db: 65

By event:

Javelin Throw (700g):1
Javelin Throw:64

IN 2024

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

Javelin Throw
75.98iw
WL SB
1ParowParow3 Feb 
79.62iw
WL SB (15)
1Cape TownCape Town10 Feb 

TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

SeasonInd/OutEventPosResult
2009OutdoorJavelin Throw (700g)3569.42A
2014OutdoorJavelin Throw5380.10
2015OutdoorJavelin Throw1485.39
2016OutdoorJavelin Throw9478.48
2017OutdoorJavelin Throw2584.09
2019OutdoorJavelin Throw9277.82A
2020OutdoorJavelin Throw685.80
2021OutdoorJavelin Throw1285.97
2022OutdoorJavelin Throw9777.34
2024OutdoorJavelin Throw1579.62

WINSTREAKS

 
Significant winstreaks Javelin Throw
(at least 5 finals):
Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 4 Nov 2020 -> 15 Apr 2021 Show/hide