Henk Booysen
South African shot putter
Henk Booysen (born 1 November 1972) is a retired South African shot putter and javelin thrower.
In the shot put he won the gold medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games[1] and the 1996 African Championships.[2] In the javelin throw he finished fourth at the 1995 All-Africa Games.[3]
His personal best put was 19.34 metres, achieved in April 1995 in Pietersburg.[4]
References
- ^ "All-Africa Games". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "African Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Athletics All Africa Games Harrare (ZIM) 1995". Todor Krastev. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Henk Booysen at World Athletics
External links
- Henk Booysen at World Athletics
- Henk Booysen at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Henk Booysen at IAT Database Weightlifting (in German)
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African Games champions in men's shot put
- 1965: Denis Ségui Kragbé (CIV)
- 1973–78: Nagui Asaad (EGY)
- 1987: Adewale Olukoju (NGR)
- 1991: Chima Ugwu (NGR)
- 1995: Henk Booysen (RSA)
- 1999–2003: Burger Lambrechts (RSA)
- 2007–11: Yasser Ibrahim Farag (EGY)
- 2015: Franck Elemba (CGO)
- 2019–23: Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (NGR)
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