Hannes Hopley
South African discus thrower
Johannes ("Hannes") Hopley (born 26 January 1981) is a South African discus thrower, born in Pretoria. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.
Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Hopley won an NCAA DI title in the discus. He did it in the team's last ever competition, as the team was eliminated following the 2004 season.[1]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | Discus throw | 59.51 m |
2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 5th | Shot put | 17.76 m |
2nd | Discus throw | 62.86 m | |||
2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 2nd | Discus throw | 63.50 m |
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 8th | Discus throw | 62.58 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | Shot put | 18.44 m |
4th | Discus throw | 60.99 m | |||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Discus throw | 57.79 m |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 2nd | Discus throw | 56.98 m |
References
- ^ "Track notes: Javelin thrower feels the heat". ESPN.com. 13 June 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
External links
- Hannes Hopley at World Athletics
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World U20 Champions in men's discus throw
- 1986: Vasil Baklarov (BUL)
- 1988: Andreas Seelig (GDR)
- 1990: Ilian Iliev (BUL)
- 1992: Brian Milne (USA)
- 1994: Frantz Kruger (RSA)
- 1996: Casey Malone (USA)
- 1998: Zoltán Kővágó (HUN)
- 2000: Hannes Hopley (RSA)
- 2002: Wu Tao (CHN)
- 2004: Ehsan Haddadi (IRI)
- 2006: Margus Hunt (EST)
- 2008: Gordon Wolf (GER)
- 2010: Andrius Gudžius (LTU)
- 2012: Fedrick Dacres (JAM)
- 2014: Martin Marković (CRO)
- 2016: Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim (QAT)
- 2018: Kai Chang (JAM)
- 2021: Mykolas Alekna (LTU)
- 2022: Marius Karges (GER)
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