Johan Tobias Cronje (born 13 April 1982, in Bloemfontein) is a South African track and field athlete who specializes in the

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

event. With a personal best of 3:31.93 he is the current South African record holder in the 1500 metres.

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

800 m The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

– 1:45.64 (Berlin 2013) *

1000 m The 1000 metres is an uncommon middle-distance running event in track and field competitions. The 1000 yards, an imperial alternative, was sometimes also contested. All-time top 25 *h = hand timed *i = indoor performance *A = affected by ...

– 2:18.56 (Dubnica nad Váhom 2010) *

1500 m The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

– 3:31.93 (Rieti 2013) NR *

One mile The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

– 3:50.70 (Eugene 2014) NR *

3000 m The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

– 8:02.14 (Torino 2004) *

5000 m The 5000 metres or 5000-metre run is a common long-distance running event in track and field, approximately equivalent to or . It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics, run over laps of a stand ...

– 13:59.52 (Germiston 2009) Indoor *

– 2:18.48 (Stockholm 2008) *

– 3:37.49 (Karlsruhe 2014)

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* 1982 births Living people South African male middle-distance runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa World Athletics Championships medalists Afrikaner people Sportspeople from Bloemfontein Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa South African Athletics Championships winners Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub