Chris Harmse

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Christiaan Harmse (born 31 May 1973) is a South African hammer thrower. He has broken the African record seven times, and holds the championship record for both the African Championships in Athletics and All-Africa Games.

His personal best throw is 80.63 metres, achieved in April 2005 in Durban. This is the current African record.[1]

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
African Championships Dakar, Senegal 1st 72.11m CR
World Cup Johannesburg, South Africa 7th
1999 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 1st 74.75m CR
2001 Universiade Beijing, China 5th
2002 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 76.07m CR
World Cup Madrid, Spain 4th
2003 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 1st 75.17m CR
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Congo 1st
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 3rd
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 77.55m CR
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 76.73 CR[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Area Outdoor Records - Men - Africa - IAAF.org
  2. ^ 2007 All-Africa Games, men's hammer throw final