Werner Visser

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Werner Visser
Personal information
Born (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26)
Sport
Country South Africa
SportAthletics
EventDiscus throw
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Mauritius Discus throw
Silver medal – second place 2018 Asaba Discus throw

Werner Jakobus Visser (born 27 February 1998) is a South African male discus thrower, who won a gold medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali.[1] At senior level, he won his first medal, a silver, at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba.

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2015 African Youth Championships Reduit, Mauritius 1st Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.88 m
World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 1st Discus throw (1.5 kg) 64.24 m
Commonwealth Youth Games Apia, Samoa 2nd Shot put (5 kg) 19.78 m
1st Discus throw (1.5 kg) 60.94 m
2017 African U20 Championships Tlemcen, Algeria 2nd Discus throw (1.75 kg) 58.70 m
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd Discus throw 58.22 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 10th Discus throw 57.97 m
2022 African Championships Saint Pierre, Mauritius 1st Discus throw 61.80 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 27th (q) Discus throw 58.44 m

National titles

  • USSA Championships
    • Discus throw: 2018, 2019, 2022
  • South African U20 Championships
    • Discus throw: 2017

References

  1. ^ "Werner Visser". In-Site Athlete Management. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ Werner Visser at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata

External links