van ROOYEN Jason

Date of Birth: 4 Feb 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Men's Shot Put

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Shot Put A	Men's Shot Put Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	Shot Put
2014	Nanjing, CHN	4th (19.82)

African Championships

Year	Location	Shot Put	Discus Throw
2018	Asaba, NGR	5th (18.27)	5th (51.82)

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

Occupation:

Industrial Design - University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Partner Luzaan Le Roux

Languages spoken:

Afrikaans, English, Mandarin, Spanish

University of Johannesburg [South Africa]

He took up shot put in primary school. (Vision View Sports Radio Facebook page, 05 Nov 2019)

He enjoyed it and knew it would help him get a scholarship for high school. "I also played rugby but preferred shot put because, if you hit the mark, you are going to be in the team." (Vision View Sports Radio Facebook page, 05 Nov 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 29 Apr 2021)

Throwing 21.14m in shot put at the Athletics Central North West [ACNW] Open meet in Potchefstroom, South Africa in April 2021 to achieve the qualifying standard for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (worldathletics.org, 15 May 2021; Instagram profile, 29 Apr 2021)

General Interest

General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
In 2019 he invented a shot put rig to help him improve his throwing technique. He has also ran his own business as a knife maker and as a furniture and logo designer. (Instagram profile, 02 May 2021; Vision View Sports Radio Facebook page, 05 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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