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South Africa
Career
1930 - 2026
Best year
1998
Total points
37
Best results
5x 1. Commonwealth Games
All-time rank
#13
10-year rank
#21
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 3 | Harry Hart |
| 1934 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 3 | Harry Hart |
| 1938 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 3 | Louis Fouché |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 3 | Burger Lambrechts |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 3 | Janus Robberts |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 2 | 2 | Janus Robberts |
| 1995 | African Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 2 | Henk Booysen |
| 1999 | African Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 2 | Burger Lambrechts |
| 2003 | African Games | Shot put | Men | 1 | 2 | Burger Lambrechts |
| 1954 | Commonwealth Games | Shot put | Men | 3 | 1 | Fanie du Plessis |
| 1999 | African Games | Shot put | Men | 2 | 1 | Janus Robberts |
| 2007 | African Games | Shot put | Men | 2 | 1 | Roelie Potgieter |
| 2011 | African Games | Shot put | Men | 2 | 1 | Jaco Engelbrecht |
| 1993 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Carel le Roux |
| 1996 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Henk Booysen |
| 1998 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Burger Lambrechts |
| 2002 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Janus Robberts |
| 2004 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Janus Robberts |
| 2010 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Burger Lambrechts |
| 2012 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Burger Lambrechts |
| 2014 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Orazio Cremona |
| 2016 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Jaco Engelbrecht |
| 2026 | African Championships | Shot put | Men | 1 | 1 | Aiden Smith |
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