Rocco van Rooyen


Rocco van Rooyen is a South African athlete specialising in the javelin throw. He competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the final.
He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
His personal best in the event is 85.97 metres, set in Cape Town in 2021.

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2009 – 67.40
  • 2010 – 74.13
  • 2011 – 75.72
  • 2012 – 71.36
  • 2013 – 72.66
  • 2014 – 80.10
  • 2015 – 85.39
  • 2016 – 78.48
  • 2017 – 84.09
  • 2018 – 75.20
  • 2019 – 77.82
  • 2020 – 85.80
  • 2021 – 85.97
  • 2022 – 77.34

Other appearances

Rocco van Rooyen was a contestant on Survivor South Africa: Island of Secrets, which premiered on 16 May 2019. Rocco was the seventh person voted out of the season.