Adriaan Stephanus Beukes (born 14 July 1994) is a Botswanan

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's de ...

er. He finished fourth at the 2011 African Junior Championships, fourth at the 2014 African Championships and fifth at the

2015 African Games The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted t ...

. He also competed at the 2012 World Junior Championships and the

2013 Summer Universiade The 2013 Summer Universiade, officially known as the XXVII Summer Universiade (; ), was held in the city of Kazan, Russia, the most northerly city ever to host a Summer Universiade. Over 10,400 university athletes from 162 countries participated ...

without reaching the final. His personal best throw is 80.49 metres, achieved in May 2015 in

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Botswana, largest city of Botswana, with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its metropolitan area is home to 534, ...

. This is the Botswanan record.

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1994 births Living people Botswana javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games African Games competitors for Botswana Competitors at the 2013 Summer Universiade {{Botswana-athletics-bio-stub