Twelve years after her Olympic debut (2004 35th, 2008 33rd and 4th in 2012) Sunette finally
was rewarded with a silver medal for all her efforts. The bronze medalist at the 2015
World Championships she had won gold medals at two Commonwealth Games and four
African Championships, but his was her best result on the global stage.
Her best ever throw was back in 2012 at New York (69.35m)
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro.
Women's javelin final.
| 1. |
Sara Kolak |
Croatia |
66.18m |
NR |
| 2. |
Sunette Viljoen |
South Africa
|
64.92
|
|
| 3. |
Barbora Špotáková |
Czech Republic
|
64.80
|
|
| 4. |
Maria Andrejczyk |
Poland
|
64.78
|
|
| 5. |
Tatsiana Khaladovich |
Belarus
|
64.60
|
|
| 6. |
Kathryn Mitchell |
Australia
|
64.36
|
|
| 7. |
Lu Huihui |
China
|
64.04
|
SB |
| 8. |
Christina Obergföll |
Germany
|
62.92
|
|
ANNUAL PROGRESS:
2002 58.33 Potchefstroom (RSA) 07 DEC 2002
2003 61.59 Durban (RSA) 07 DEC 2003
2004 61.15 Pretoria (RSA) 20 FEB 2004
2005 57.31 Parow (RSA) 16 DEC 2005
2006 60.72 Melbourne (AUS) 19 MAR 2006
2007 58.39 Bangkok (THA) 14 AUG 2007
2008 62.24 Potchefstroom (RSA) 26 FEB 2008
2009 65.43 Beograd (SRB) 07 JUL 2009
2010 66.38 Stadion Juliska, Praha (CZE) 14 JUN 2010
2011 68.38 DS, Daegu (KOR) 02 SEP 2011
2012 69.35 Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 09 JUN 2012
2013 64.51 Luzhniki, Moskva (RUS) 16 AUG 2013
2014 65.32 Le Grande Stade, Marrakesh (MAR) 13 AUG 2014
2015 66.62 Albert Park, Melbourne (AUS) 21 MAR 2015
2016 65.14 Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2016
2017 63.49 Potchefstroom (RSA) 21 APR 2017
2018 62.46 Sasolburg (RSA) 27 MAR 2018
2019 61.22 Pretoria (RSA) 15 MAR 2019
2020 58.30 Bestmed Tuks Stadium, Pretoria (RSA) 13 MAR 2020
2021 60.60 McArthur Stadium, Potchefstroom (RSA) 16 MAR 2021