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South Africa
Career
1938 - 2025
Best year
2024
Total points
87
Best results
2x 2. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#13
10-year rank
#7
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 3 | 3 | Jo-Ané du Plessis |
| 2024 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 12 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2022 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2019 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 1 | Jo-Ane van Dyk |
| 2018 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 3 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 12 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2016 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2015 | World Championship | Javelin | Women | 3 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2015 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 2 | 6 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2014 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2014 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 3 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2014 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 2 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2012 | Diamond League | Javelin | Women | 2 | 6 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2011 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2011 | World Championship | Javelin | Women | 2 | 6 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2011 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 1 | Gerlize de Klerk |
| 2010 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 3 | 1 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2010 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2008 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2007 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2006 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Justine Robbeson |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 3 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 2004 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Sunette Viljoen |
| 1999 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Liezl Roux |
| 1995 | African Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 2 | Rhona Dwinger |
| 1993 | African Championships | Javelin | Women | 1 | 1 | Liezl Roux |
| 1958 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 2 | Magdalena Swanepoel |
| 1954 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 1 | 3 | Magdalena Swanepoel |
| 1938 | Commonwealth Games | Javelin | Women | 2 | 2 | Antonia Robertson |
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