Phil-Mar van Rensburg (born 23 June 1989) is a South African track and field athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. He holds a personal best of 80.49 m (264 ft 34 in). He was a bronze medallist at the 2015 African Games then became African champion at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.[1][2]

Phil-Mar van Rensburg
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1989-06-23) 23 June 1989 (age 34)
Tzaneen
AgentNewton Agency
Sport
CountrySouth Africa
SportAthletics
EventJavelin Throw
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Javelin throw
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Durban Javelin throw
Updated on 26 August 2016.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 African Games Brazzaville, Republic of Congo 3rd Javelin throw 76.85 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 1st Javelin throw 76.04 m
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 4th Javelin throw 79.83 m
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd Javelin throw 76.57 m

References edit

  1. ^ 2015 African Games Men's Hammer Throw Results Archived 2015-10-05 at the Wayback Machine. Brazzaville2015. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.
  2. ^ Botton, Wesley (2016-06-26). Van Niekerk takes 200m title, two more golds for Semenya as African Championships conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-07-02.

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