Riaan Botha
South African pole vaulter (born 1970)
Riaan Botha (born 8 November 1970 in Pretoria) is a retired South African pole vaulter.
His personal best is 5.91 metres, achieved in April 1997 in Pretoria. This places him second on the African all-time performers list, behind fellow South African Okkert Brits.[1]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | ||||
1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 3rd | 5.20 m |
1993 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | 5.20 m |
1994 | Commonwealth Games | Victoria, Canada | – | NM |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 19th (q) | 5.40 m |
1996 | Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 14th | 5.60 m |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 4th | 5.75 m |
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 10th (q) | 5.70 m[2] | |
1998 | World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5th | 5.60 m[3] |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 1st | 5.60 m | |
1999 | All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | – | NM |
References
External links
- Riaan Botha at World Athletics
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Commonwealth Games champions in men's pole vault
- 1930: Victor Pickard (CAN)
- 1934: Syl Apps (CAN)
- 1938: Andries du Plessis (SAF)
- 1950: Tim Anderson (ENG)
- 1954: Geoff Elliott (ENG)
- 1958: Geoff Elliott (ENG)
- 1962: Trevor Bickle (AUS)
- 1966: Trevor Bickle (AUS)
- 1970: Mike Bull (NIR)
- 1974: Don Baird (AUS)
- 1978: Bruce Simpson (CAN)
- 1982: Ray Boyd (AUS)
- 1986: Andy Ashurst (ENG)
- 1990: Simon Arkell (AUS)
- 1994: Neil Winter (WAL)
- 1998: Riaan Botha (RSA)
- 2002: Okkert Brits (RSA)
- 2006: Steve Hooker (AUS)
- 2010: Steve Hooker (AUS)
- 2014: Steven Lewis (ENG)
- 2018: Kurtis Marschall (AUS)
- 2022: Kurtis Marschall (AUS)
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