Rocco van Rooyen (born 23 December 1992) is a South African athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the

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. His personal best in the event is 85.97 metres, set in Cape Town in 2021.

Competition record

Seasonal bests by year

*2009 – 67.40 *2010 – 74.13 *2011 – 75.72 *2012 – 71.36 *2013 – 72.66 *2014 – 80.10 *2015 – 85.39 *2016 – 78.48 *2017 – 84.09 *2018 – 75.20 *2019 – 77.82 *2020 – 85.80 *2021 – 85.97 *2022 – 77.34

Other appearances

Rocco van Rooyen was a contestant on '' Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets'', which premiered on 16 May 2019. Rocco was the seventh person voted out of the season.

References

South African male javelin throwers Living people 1992 births World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa South African Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics People from Bellville, South Africa Athletes from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub