van ROOYEN Rocco
South AfricaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
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 Athletics |
Men's Javelin Throw |
Schedule
Change
| Start Time | Location | Event | Status |
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| Olympic Stadium - Long Throws |
Finished |
Biographical Information
Highlights
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Olympic Games
World Athletics Championships
World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
| Year | Location | Javelin Throw |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Qual. (78.48) |
World Athletics Championships
| Year | Location | Javelin Throw |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | London, GBR | Qual. (74.02) |
| 2015 | Beijing, CHN | Qual. (75.55) |
World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020
| Rank | Year | Event | Competition | Location | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2021 | Javelin Throw | World Athletics Continental Tour | Turku, FIN | 82.55 |
Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final
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Spending time with friends, playing golf, playing video games, spending time with his dog. (thehouseofpop.co.za, 01 Jul 2019)
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Athlete, Sales
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Wife Rene van Rooyen
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Afrikaans, English
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Bellville Athletics Club [RSA] / Western Province Athletics [RSA]
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Kari Ihalainen [personal], FIN
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2014 for South Africa (Athlete, 29 Jul 2014)
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In April 2018 he underwent minor elbow surgery to remove excess scar tissue. (iol.co.za, 11 May 2019)
In September 2017 he underwent minor surgery on his left leg to remove a piece of broken bone and smooth the area where the bone had broken off. (iol.co.za, 11 May 2019)
In December 2016 he underwent minor surgery due to excess scar tissue and to remove pieces of splintered bones. He returned to training and competing four months later. (iol.co.za, 11 May 2019)
He suffered shoulder and elbow injuries in 2010, an elbow injury in 2011, an Achilles injury in 2012 and another elbow injury in 2013. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2014)
In September 2017 he underwent minor surgery on his left leg to remove a piece of broken bone and smooth the area where the bone had broken off. (iol.co.za, 11 May 2019)
In December 2016 he underwent minor surgery due to excess scar tissue and to remove pieces of splintered bones. He returned to training and competing four months later. (iol.co.za, 11 May 2019)
He suffered shoulder and elbow injuries in 2010, an elbow injury in 2011, an Achilles injury in 2012 and another elbow injury in 2013. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2014)
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He took up the sport at school in 2005. (Athlete, 29 Jul 2014)
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He played rugby before deciding on athletics at school. "I did run over people, but I didn't have the rugby brain. The passion was always in athletics and there's something inside of me that likes throwing a stick. It looked interesting." (bdlive.co.za, 02 Jun 2015; Athlete, 29 Jul 2014)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 23 May 2021)
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Competing at his first Diamond League event in Rome, Italy in June 2015, and the first time he threw a competitive throw over 80 metres in 2014. (worldathletics.org, 15 Apr 2021; Facebook page, 24 Feb 2016; Twitter profile, 11 Nov 2015)
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His mother Laetitia van Rooyen. (Facebook page, 25 Feb 2016)
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"Athletics and its principles that carry over to life has really helped me, because I am never happy to be just second, third or fourth best. I will never stop until I'm the best, and if I'm never the best, I'll probably never stop." (Men's Health South Africa YouTube Channel, 24 Jul 2019)
Legend
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- Bronze Medal Event
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