PRETORIUS Johanna
South AfricaEvents and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
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 Athletics |
Women's 100m - T13 | 5 |
Schedule
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Biographical Information
Highlights
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| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
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| Paralympic Games | ||||
| 8 | 100m - T13 | 2012 | London, GBR | 13.50 |
| DNS | Women's Long Jump T13 | 2012 | London, GBR | DNS |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | 100m - T13 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 12.50 |
| 5 | Women's 200m T13 | 2019 | Dubai, UAE | 25.59 |
| 5 | Women's 200m T13 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 27.63 |
| 6 | 100m - T13 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 13.21 |
| 6 | 400m - T13 | 2015 | Doha, QAT | 1:02.08 |
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Anika (Facebook profile, 09 Dec 2020; Instagram profile, 21 Feb 2021)
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Athlete, Coach, Student
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Sports Science - University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Afrikaans, English
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Maties ParaSport Club [South Africa]
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She has competed at national level in able-bodied high jump events. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)
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2012 for South Africa, Paralympic Games in London, Great Britain (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
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She pulled her hamstring during a competition in June 2019. (Instagram profile, 09 Jun 2019)
A tendon injury prevented her from competing at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
Bone bruising and a torn cartilage in one of her knees prevented her from competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
Her preparation for the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo, was hampered by hamstring injuries. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
She sustained a concussion in 2014 that kept her out of action for four months. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
She sustained a fracture in her back in 2012 that took her nine months to recover. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
A tendon injury prevented her from competing at the 2017 World Championships in London, England. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
Bone bruising and a torn cartilage in one of her knees prevented her from competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
Her preparation for the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo, was hampered by hamstring injuries. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
She sustained a concussion in 2014 that kept her out of action for four months. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
She sustained a fracture in her back in 2012 that took her nine months to recover. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
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She switched from gymnastics to athletics after being diagnosed with Stargardt disease in 2006 at age 13. She initially competed in able-bodied events, before taking up Para athletics in 2011 at age 17. (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015, 11 Nov 2019)
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Her high jump coach convinced her to try Para athletics, and she was inspired to continue in the sport after meeting South African Paralympian Hilton Langenhoven at a training camp. "I started athletics in primary school just for fun when I could still see well and I particularly loved the long jump. After I lost my vision I continued with it, but it does affect your performance a little. Hilton told me about the opportunities and that it would be the best for my career. That's where my journey truly started." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015; iol.co.za, 03 Apr 2014)
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To win a Paralympic medal. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
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Claiming a silver medal at the 2015 All Africa Games in Brazzaville, Congo, after struggling with injuries. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
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Her grandmother. (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
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"I have routines. Anything can happen on competition day and I won't let little things throw me out of the zone." (Athlete, 11 Nov 2019)
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"The journey of working for a goal to make the most of my talents, grows me as a person and gives me a place to live my passion." (Athlete, 23 Oct 2015)
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In 2019 she was named Para Sport Female Athlete of the Year at the Maties Sports Awards in South Africa. (netwerk24.com, 04 Nov 2019)
Legend
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- Bronze Medal Event
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