Janice Josephs
Janice Josephs (born 31 March 1982 in Cape Town) is a South African heptathlete turned long jumper.
She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points.[1] On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006 African Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she only entered the long jump competition, which she won with a new personal best of 6.79 metres.[2] She did not reach the final at the 2007 World Championships, but finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and won another gold medal at the 2008 African Championships.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing | |||||
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 28th (h) | 200m | 25.65 (wind: -1.2 m/s) |
2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.60 s |
2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | High jump | 1.50 m |
2nd | Heptathlon | 5785 pts | |||
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 19th | Heptathlon | 6074 pts | |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | – | Heptathlon | DNF |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 5th | Heptathlon | 6181 pts |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | Heptathlon | 5876 pts | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | Long jump | 6.79 m |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 24th (q) | Long jump | 6.44 m | |
2008 | World Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 8th | Long jump | 6.25 m |
African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | Long jump | 6.64 m | |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 30th (q) | Long jump | 6.22 m |
2010 | World Indoor Championships | Doha, Qatar | 21st (q) | Long jump | 6.02 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | Long jump | 6.29 m |
Notes
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