John Robert Oosthuizen

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John Robert Oosthuizen (born 23 January 1987) is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father [Johan Oosthuizen]'s footstep. Oosthuizen senior's, who never got the chance to represent his country in international competition, biggest achievement is a throw of 80.92 metres, which he achieved in 1990.

Oosthuizen junior's personal best throw is 86.80 metres which he achieved at the Yelllow pages meeting in Oudsthoorn on 1 March 2008. The throw was better than his 84.52 metres, achieved at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka and helped him to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Year Tournament Venue Result Extra
2003 World Youth Championships Sherbrooke, Canada 2nd
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 5th
World Junior Championships Beijing, China 1st
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 6th 84.52 PB
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st

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