Johannes ("Hannes") Hopley (born 26 January 1981) is a South African

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight (object), weight called a discus in an attempt to mark a further distance than other competitors. It is a ...

er, born in

Pretoria Pretoria ( ; ) is the Capital of South Africa, administrative capital of South Africa, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to the country. Pretoria strad ...

. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station. Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Hopley won an NCAA DI title in the discus. He did it in the team's last ever competition, as the team was eliminated following the 2004 season.

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* 1981 births Living people Athletes from Pretoria South African male discus throwers South African male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games athletes for South Africa African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) African Games bronze medalists for South Africa African Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games 20th-century South African people NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes 21st-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub