Anika Smit
Appearance
Anika Smit (born 26 May 1986) is a South African athlete specialising in the high jump. She is perhaps best known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Her personal best is 1.93 metres achieved in 2007 in Potchefstroom.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 5th | 1.78 m | |
All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | 1.80 m | ||
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 5th | 1.70 m | ||
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 10th | 1.80 m | |
2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 1.89 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 1.91 m | |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | – | NM | ||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 1.89 m | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 1.88 m | |
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 4th | 1.75 m | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | 1.86 m |
References
Categories:
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- South African female high jumpers
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- South African athletics biography stubs