Janus Robberts (born 10 March 1979 in Louis Trichardt) is a South African athlete who competes in shot put, and occasionally in the discus throw. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres and is also a former junior world record holder. He also holds the African indoor record with 21.47 metres, achieved in December 2001 in Norman.Area Indoor Records - Men - Africa - IAAF.org
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field program, he won NCAA titles in the shot put and discus.
Achievements Representing 1997African Junior ChampionshipsIbadan, Nigeria1stShot put18.55 m1stDiscus throw54.55 m1998World Junior ChampionshipsAnnecy, France2ndShot put18.15 m7thDiscus throw55.63 mCommonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia5thShot put19.15 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain20th (q)Shot put19.37 mAll-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa2ndShot put19.16 m4thDiscus throw56.82 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia7thShot put20.32 m2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada12thShot put20.18 m2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom2ndShot put19.97 m7thDiscus throw57.02 mAfrican ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1stShot put19.73 m1stDiscus throw54.32 m2003World ChampionshipsParis, France25th (q)Shot put19.02 m m2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th (q)Shot put19.41 mAfrican ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo1stShot put21.02 mOlympic GamesAthens, Greece20th (q)Shot put19.41 m2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland –Shot putNM2006World Indoor ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia12th (q)Shot put19.39 mCommonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia1stShot put19.76 m9thDiscus throw55.57 mAfrican ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius2ndShot put17.88 m2008African ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia3rdShot put16.44 m
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