John Robert Oosthuizen

John Robert Oosthuizen

Oosthuizen at the 2011 Bislett Games
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1987-01-23) 23 January 1987
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb) (2013)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
College team	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing South Africa African Games 2007 Algiers Javelin throw African Championships 2014 Marrakech Javelin throw
Updated on 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.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
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	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

Seasonal bests by year

• 2005 - 75.94
• 2006 - 83.07
• 2007 - 84.52
• 2008 - 86.80
• 2009 - 81.18
• 2010 - 82.96
• 2011 - 84.38
• 2012 - 77.18
• 2013 - 81.97
• 2014 - 79.57

References

• John Robert Oosthuizen at World Athletics