Justine Robbeson

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]

Justine Robbeson
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place2007 AlgiersJavelin throw
Gold medal – first place2011 MaputoJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2003 AbujaHeptathlon
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 BambousJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2010 NairobiJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2012 Porto NovoJavelin throw
Afro-Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2003 HyderabadHeptathlon
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2010 New DelhiJavelin throw
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2005 IzmirJavelin throw
Bronze medal – third place2011 ShenzhenJavelin throw
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2006 AthensJavelin throw
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2004 GrossetoHeptathlon
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 DebrecenJavelin throw

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
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
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
  1. "IAAF: News | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "IAAF: 60 Metres - men - senior - indoor - 2018 | iaaf.org". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  3. IAAF, 8 July 2009: 65.46m African record in the Javelin Throw for Viljoen in Belgrade – World University Games Day 1


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