John Robert Oosthuizen
John Robert Oosthuizen is a South African javelin thrower. He is a second generation athlete following in his father Johan Oosthuizen's footstep. Oosthuizen senior's, who never got the chance to represent his country in international competition, biggest achievement is a throw of 80.92 metres, which he achieved in 1990.
Oosthuizen junior's personal best throw is 86.80 metres which he achieved at the Yellow Pages meeting in Oudsthoorn on 1 March 2008. The throw was better than his 84.52 metres, achieved at the 2007 [World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw|2007 World Championships] in Osaka and helped him to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
Seasonal bests by year
- 2005 – 75.94
- 2006 – 83.07
- 2007 – 84.52
- 2008 – 86.80
- 2009 – 81.18
- 2010 – 82.96
- 2011 – 84.38
- 2012 – 77.18
- 2013 – 81.97
- 2014 – 79.57