Johan Cronje
Johan Tobias Cronje (born 13 April 1982 in Bloemfontein) is a South African track and field athlete who specializes in the 1500 metres event. With a personal best of 3:31.93 he is the current South African record holder in the 1500 metres.
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing South Africa |
1999 |
World Youth Championships |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
5th |
1500 m |
3:46.45 |
2000 |
Commonwealth Youth Games |
Edinburgh, United Kingdom |
1st |
800 m |
1:51.32 |
2nd |
1500 m |
4:00.32 |
World Junior Championships |
Santiago, Chile |
5th |
1500 m |
3:42.52 |
2001 |
African Junior Championships |
Réduit, Mauritius |
5th |
800 m |
1:51.96 |
4th |
1500 m |
3:44.09 |
1st |
4x400 m relay |
3:14.14 |
Universiade |
Beijing, China |
6th |
1500 m |
3:45.32 |
2nd (h) |
4x400 m relay |
3:07.26 |
2004 |
African Championships |
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo |
5th |
1500 m |
3:41.83 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
21st (sf) |
1500 m |
3:44.41 |
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
22nd (sf) |
1500 m |
3:42.77 |
Universiade |
Izmir, Turkey |
4th |
1500 m |
3:52.16 |
2006 |
African Championships |
Bambous, Mauritius |
6th |
1500 m |
3:48.08 |
2007 |
All-Africa Games |
Algiers, Algeria |
14th (h) |
1500 m |
3:46.67 |
2009 |
World Championships |
Berlin, Germany |
41st (h) |
1500 m |
3:46.45 |
2010 |
African Championships |
Nairobi, Kenya |
9th |
1500 m |
3:40.25 |
2012 |
African Championships |
Porto Novo, Benin |
5th |
1500 m |
3:38.27 |
2013 |
World Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
3rd |
1500 m |
3:36.83 |
2014 |
Commonwealth Games |
Glasgow, United Kingdom |
4th |
1500 m |
3:39.65 |
African Championships |
Marrakech, Morocco |
7th |
1500 m |
3:44.40 |
2015 |
World Championships |
Beijing, China |
8th (sf) |
1500 m |
3:36.59 |
2016 |
African Championships |
Durban, South Africa |
9th |
1500 m |
3:45.26 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 800 m – 1:45.64 (Berlin 2013)
- 1000 m – 2:18.56 (Dubnica nad Váhom 2010)
- 1500 m – 3:31.93 (Rieti 2013) NR
- One mile – 3:50.70 (Eugene 2014) NR
- 3000 m – 8:02.14 (Torino 2004)
- 5000 m – 13:59.52 (Germiston 2009)
Indoor
- 1000 m – 2:18.48 (Stockholm 2008)
- 1500 m – 3:37.49 (Karlsruhe 2014)
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