Rocco van Rooyen (born 23 December 1992) is a South African athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.
He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His personal best in the event is 85.97 metres, set in Cape Town in 2021.
Competition record Representing 2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada6thJavelin throw74.13 m2011African Junior ChampionshipsGaborone, Botswana1stJavelin throw75.72 m2015Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom6thJavelin throw76.84 mAfrican ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco6thJavelin throw75.41 m2015World ChampionshipsBeijing, China28th (q)Javelin throw75.55 m2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil24th (q)Javelin throw78.48 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom30th (q)Javelin throw74.02 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan23rd (q)Javelin throw77.41 m2024African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon4thJavelin throw75.21 m
Seasonal bests by year 2009 – 67.40 2010 – 74.13 2011 – 75.72 2012 – 71.36 2013 – 72.66 2014 – 80.10 2015 – 85.39 2016 – 78.48 2017 – 84.09 2018 – 75.20 2019 – 77.82 2020 – 85.80 2021 – 85.97 2022 – 77.34
Other appearances Rocco van Rooyen was a contestant on Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets, which premiered on 16 May 2019. Rocco was the seventh person voted out of the season.
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