Hannes Hopley

Johannes ("Hannes") Hopley (born 26 January 1981) is a South African discus thrower, born in Pretoria. His personal best throw is 67.66 metres, achieved in May 2004 in College Station.

Competing for the SMU Mustangs track and field team, Hopley won an NCAA DI title in the discus. He did it in the team's last ever competition, as the team was eliminated following the 2004 season.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2000	World Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	1st	Discus throw	59.51 m
2003	All-Africa Games	Abuja, Nigeria	5th	Shot put	17.76 m
			2nd	Discus throw	62.86 m
2004	African Championships	Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	2nd	Discus throw	63.50 m
	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	8th	Discus throw	62.58 m
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	7th	Shot put	18.44 m
			4th	Discus throw	60.99 m
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	3rd	Discus throw	57.79 m
2008	African Championships	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	2nd	Discus throw	56.98 m

External links

• Hannes Hopley at World Athletics