Juan Pierre van Deventer (born 26 March 1983) is a South African middle-distance runner, who represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
He won the bronze medal in the 1500 metres at the 2008 African Championships in Athletics. Later that year, he became the first South African man to reach the Olympic 1500 m final at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where he finished sixth.. Doha World Indoor Championships. Retrieved on 2010-11-06. He has a 1500 m personal best of 3:34.46 and he is also the South African record holder in the 3000 metres with a time of 7:41.06 set in Stockholm in 2008.Van Deventer sets SA record. News24 (22 July 2008). Retrieved on 2010-11-06.
Juan finished second in his indoor debut at the International PSD Bank Meeting in Düsseldorf, Germany in February 2010 also setting a new national 1500 m record of 3 min 37.25 sec – a record previously set by Sydney Maree 31 years ago in a time of 3 min 38.2 sec. He reached the 1500 m final at the 2010 World Indoor Championships and finished sixth.International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
In October 2022, van Deventer and his family emigrated to Australia. They travelled to the country on a sponsored visa after his wife was offered work as a teacher at an early learning centre in the regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland where he also obtained employment as a financial advisor. In May 2023, van Deventer won the half marathon event at the Rocky River Run.
Competition record Representing 2005Universiadeİzmir, Turkey7th800 m 1:48.502006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius9th1500 m3:50.602007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria7th1500 m3:40.48UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand12th1500 m3:55.182008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rd1500 m3:43.63Olympic GamesBeijing, China6th1500 m3:34.772010World Indoor ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6th1500 m3:43.77African ChampionshipsNairobi, Kenya6th1500 m3:37.992012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin8th1500 m3:40.80
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