Janus Robberts

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.

Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field program, he won NCAA titles in the shot put and discus.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
1997	African Junior Championships	Ibadan, Nigeria	1st	Shot put	18.55 m
			1st	Discus throw	54.55 m
1998	World Junior Championships	Annecy, France	2nd	Shot put	18.15 m
			7th	Discus throw	55.63 m
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	5th	Shot put	19.15 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	20th (q)	Shot put	19.37 m
	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	2nd	Shot put	19.16 m
			4th	Discus throw	56.82 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	7th	Shot put	20.32 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	12th	Shot put	20.18 m
2002	Commonwealth Games	Manchester, United Kingdom	2nd	Shot put	19.97 m
			7th	Discus throw	57.02 m
	African Championships	Radès, Tunisia	1st	Shot put	19.73 m
			1st	Discus throw	54.32 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	25th (q)	Shot put	19.02 m m
2004	World Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	17th (q)	Shot put	19.41 m
	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	1st	Shot put	21.02 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	20th (q)	Shot put	19.41 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	–	Shot put	NM
2006	World Indoor Championships	Moscow, Russia	12th (q)	Shot put	19.39 m
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	1st	Shot put	19.76 m
			9th	Discus throw	55.57 m
	African Championships	Bambous, Mauritius	2nd	Shot put	17.88 m
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	3rd	Shot put	16.44 m

External links

• Janus Robberts at World Athletics