Chris Harmse
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing South Africa | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
2010 New Delhi | Hammer throw | |
1998 Kuala Lumpur | Hammer throw | |
2006 Melbourne | Hammer throw | |
All-Africa Games
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1999 Johannesburg | Hammer throw | |
2003 Abuja | Hammer throw | |
2007 Algiers | Hammer throw | |
2011 Maputo | Hammer throw | |
2015 Brazzaville |
Hammer throw
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African Championships | ||
1998 Dakar | Hammer throw | |
2002 Radès | Hammer throw | |
2004 Brazzaville | Hammer throw | |
2006 Bambous | Hammer throw | |
2008 Addis Ababa | Hammer throw | |
2010 Nairobi | Hammer throw | |
2012 Porto Novo | Hammer throw | |
2014 Marrakech | Hammer throw | |
2016 Durban | Hammer throw |
Christiaan Harmse (born 31 May 1973) is a South African
He has been a dominant presence in African hammer throwing since his first
Although he won bronze medals at the
His personal best throw is 80.63 metres, achieved in April 2005 in
On 22 April 2017, Harmse won his twenty-second consecutive national title at the South African Championships in Potchefstroom – a record unmatched by any athlete at the country's national championships. This has also been recorded as a World Record for most consecutive National Athletic Titles. He achieved this by besting Renaldo Frechou, whom himself gained the lead on his last throw with a distance of 70.30 meters. Tshepang Makhethe unfortunately threw a foul on his last. Chris stepped into the circle and threw a distance of 70.53 meters.
A 44-year-old Harmse extended his world record to 23 consecutive national titles with a throw of 70.62 m at the 2018 South African Championships, forcing Makhethe to settle for second place.[3][4][5] His streak finally ended at the 2019 edition, where Harmse took the silver medal with 71.70 m as Makhethe had a personal best throw of 72.25 m to win gold.[6]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | ||||
1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 72.11 m (CR) |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 72.83 m | |
World Cup | Johannesburg, South Africa | 7th | 68.34 m[7]
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1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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13th | 70.18 m |
World Championships | Seville, Spain
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30th (q) | 71.57 m | |
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 1st | 74.75 m (CR) | |
2001 | Universiade | Beijing, China
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5th | 76.07 m |
2002 | African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 76.07 m (CR) |
World Cup | Madrid, Spain
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4th | 77.16 m[7]
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2003 | All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 1st | 75.17 m (CR) |
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India
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1st | 75.67 m | |
2004 | African Championships | Congo
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1st | 75.90 m |
2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland
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13th (q) | 74.37 m |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 3rd | 73.81 m |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | 77.55 m (CR) | |
World Cup | Athens, Greece
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7th | 73.94 m[7]
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2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 76.73 m (CR) |
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 24th (q) | 71.07 m | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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1st | 77.72 m (CR) |
2009 | World Championships | Berlin, Germany | — | NM |
2010 | Continental Cup | Split, Croatia | 7th | 71.06 m[7]
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Commonwealth Games | New Delhi, India | 1st | 73.15 m | |
African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya
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2nd | 72.56 m | |
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 74.66 m |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin
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1st | 77.22 m |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia
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24th (q) | 71.42 m |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco
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2nd | 73.90 m |
Continental Cup | Marrakech, Morocco
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7th | 71.71 m[7]
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2015 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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2nd | 73.49 m |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa
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2nd | 67.67 m |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria
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5th | 68.71 m |
References
- ^ "Articles Archives". Archived from the original on 17 February 2007.
- ^ Area Outdoor Records – Men – Africa – IAAF.org
- ^ "Munyai's 19.69 highlights record-breaking spree at South African Championships". World Athletics. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Harmse gooi weer "wêreldrekord" in hamergooi los". Bloemfontein Courant (in Afrikaans). 23 March 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Pienaar, Wouter (23 March 2018). "Athletics Central North West athletes shines at SA Senior Track and Field Champs". Potchefstroom Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ Mothowagae, Daniel (28 April 2019). "SA athletics ushers in new track and field champs". City Press. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Representing Africa
External links
- Chris Harmse at World Athletics
- Chris Harmse at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Chris Harmse at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)