Justine Robbeson
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Women's athletics | ||
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All-Africa Games | ||
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2007 Algiers | Javelin throw |
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2011 Maputo | Javelin throw |
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2003 Abuja | Heptathlon |
African Championships | ||
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2006 Bambous | Javelin throw |
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2010 Nairobi | Javelin throw |
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2012 Porto Novo | Javelin throw |
Afro-Asian Games | ||
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2003 Hyderabad | Heptathlon |
Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 New Delhi | Javelin throw |
Universiade | ||
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2005 Izmir | Javelin throw |
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2011 Shenzhen | Javelin throw |
World Cup | ||
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Javelin throw | |
World Junior Championships | ||
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2004 Grosseto | Heptathlon |
World Youth Championships | ||
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2001 Debrecen | Javelin throw |
Justine Gail Robbeson (born 15 May 1985 in Benoni) is a South African athlete who specialised in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004. Justine attended Springs Girls' High School. She completed her BSc degree in Nutrition and Human Movement Sciences, BSc Honours degree in Nutrition, and MSc degree in Sports Nutrition at North-West University, Potchefstroom, where she was a member of the athletics club coached by Terseus Liebenberg.[1]
Her personal best javelin throw is 63.49 metres, achieved in February 2008 in Potchefstroom. It was an African record[2] until July 2009, when her compatriot Sunette Viljoen threw 65.46 metres at the qualifying round of the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia.[3]
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 2nd | Javelin throw | 51.54 m |
2002 | World Schools Gymnasiade | Caen, France | 2nd | Long jump | |
2003 | All Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5697 pts |
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 2nd | Heptathlon | 5587 pts | |
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | Heptathlon | 5868 pts |
2005 | Universiade | Izmir, Turkey | 3rd | Javelin throw | 58.70 m |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | Javelin throw | 60.60 m |
World Cup | Athens, Greece | 3rd | Javelin throw | 61.38 m | |
2007 | All Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Javelin throw | 58.09 m |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 59.63 m |
2010 | Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 3rd | Javelin throw | 60.03 m |
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 3rd | Javelin throw | 59.78 m |
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 19th (q) | Javelin throw | 58.08 m | |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 1st | Javelin throw | 55.33 m | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | Javelin throw | 52.81 m |
Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 13th (q) | Javelin throw | 59.63 m |
References[]
- ^ "IAAF: News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "IAAF: 60 Metres - men - senior - indoor - 2018 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ IAAF, 8 July 2009: 65.46m African record in the Javelin Throw for Viljoen in Belgrade – World University Games Day 1
External links[]
- Justine Robbeson at World Athletics
- 2008 Olympic Profile for Justine Robbeson at the Wayback Machine (archived 12 September 2008)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Benoni
- South African female javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- South African people of British descent
- North-West University alumni
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Universiade bronze medalists for South Africa
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Gauteng
- South African athletics biography stubs