Rocco van Rooyen

Rocco van Rooyen

Personal information
Born	(1992-12-23) 23 December 1992
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Updated on 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.

His personal best in the event is 85.39 metres set in Cape Town in 2015.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, Canada	6th	Javelin throw	74.13 m
2011	African Junior Championships	Gaborone, Botswana	1st	Javelin throw	75.72 m
2015	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	6th	Javelin throw	76.84 m
	African Championships	Marrakech, Morocco	6th	Javelin throw	75.41 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	28th (q)	Javelin throw	75.55 m
2016	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	24th (q)	Javelin throw	78.48 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	30th (q)	Javelin throw	74.02 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2009 - 67.40
• 2010 - 74.13
• 2011 - 75.72
• 2012 - 71.36
• 2013 - 72.66
• 2014 - 80.10
• 2015 - 85.39
• 2016 - 78.48

Other appearances

Rocco van Rooyen is a contestant on Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets, which premiered on May 16, 2019. Rocco was the seventh person voted out of the season.