Jason van Rooyen
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Jullian van Rooyen |
| Born | 3 February 1997 |
| Sport | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Shot put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 21.14 m (69 ft 4+1⁄4 in) (2021) |
Jason Jullian van Rooyen (born 4 February 1997) is a South African athlete who competes in the shot put.[1]
He won gold at the 2014 African Youth Games in Botswana with a throw of 18.97m. At the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China, van Rooyen threw personal bests of 19.73m in qualifying[2] and then 19.82m in the final, finishing fourth overall.[3]
He competed in Taipei at the Athletics at the 2017 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put qualifying for the final with a throw of 18.90m who he didn’t better.[4] He competed in Naples and the Athletics at the 2019 Summer Universiade – Men's shot put, finishing sixth with a throw of 19.53m.[5]
Van Rooyen won on 29 April 2021 in Potchefstroom with a distance of 21.14 metres, qualifying for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Along with Kyle Blignaut, it is the first time that two South African shot-putters have gone past the 21-metre marker in the same year. His personal best throw placed van Rooyen third on the all time South African list.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athlete profile - Jason Jullian VAN ROOYEN". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (21 August 2014). "Van Rooyen reaches shot put final".
- ^ "2nd Youth Olympic Games | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade (Athletics) Event Overview Men's Shot Put". res-taipei.fisu.net.
- ^ "Men's Shot Put - Final" (PDF). SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2019.
- ^ "#TuksAthletics: Kyle Blignaut and Jason van Rooyen on a mission to revive shotput in South Africa | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za.
