Rocco van Rooyen

Rocco van Rooyen (born 23 December 1992) 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.

Competition record

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.