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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Representing ![]() | ||||
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
- v
- t
- e
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)
![]() ![]() | This biographical article relating to South African athletics is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e