Janus Robberts (born 10 March 1979 in

Louis Trichardt Louis Trichardt (formerly Trichardtsdorp, and Makhado from 2003 to 2014), informally shortened to LTT (), is a town in Limpopo, South Africa. It is at the foot of Songozwi, in the Soutpansberg mountain, and is the centre of the Makhado Local Mu ...

) is a South African athlete who competes in

shot put The shot put is a track-and-field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical Ball (sports), ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the Olympic Games, modern Olympics since their 1896 Summer Olym ...

, and occasionally in the

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 ...

. He is the current African record holder in shot put with 21.97 metres and is also a former

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holder. He also holds the African indoor record with 21.47 metres, achieved in December 2001 in Norman. Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field program, he won NCAA titles in the shot put and discus.

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* 1979 births Living people People from Louis Trichardt South African male shot putters South African male discus throwers Olympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games Athletes from Limpopo African Championships in Athletics winners South African Athletics Championships winners 20th-century South African sportsmen 21st-century South African people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners SMU Mustangs men's track and field athletes NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships winners Commonwealth Games gold medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists in athletics {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub