(1992-12-23) 23 December 1992 (age 31) Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa
Sport
Country
South Africa
Sport
Track and field
Event
Javelin throw
Updated on 29 August 2015
Rocco van Rooyen (born 23 December 1992) is a South African athlete specialising in the javelin throw.[1] He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.
He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
His personal best in the event is 85.97 metres, set in Cape Town in 2021.
^Rocco van Rooyen at World Athletics
^"Athletics van ROOYEN Rocco". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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