Anika Smit
South African high jumper
Anika Smit (born 26 May 1986) is a South African professional athlete specialising in the high jump. She is well known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Her personal best is 1.93 metres achieved in 2007 in Potchefstroom.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 5th | 1.78 m | |
All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | 1.80 m | ||
Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 5th | 1.70 m | ||
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 10th | 1.80 m | |
2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 1.89 m | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 1.91 m | |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | – | NM | ||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 1.89 m | |
2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 1.88 m | |
2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 4th | 1.75 m | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | 1.86 m |
External links
- Anika Smit at World Athletics
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African Champions in women's high jump
- 1979: Kawther Akrémi (TUN)
- 1982: Fernande Agnentchoué (GAB)
- 1984: Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)
- 1985: Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)
- 1988: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1989: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1990: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1992: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1993: Charmaine Weavers (RSA)
- 1996: Irène Tiendrébéogo (BUR)
- 1998: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2000: Hind Bounouar (MAR)
- 2002: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2004: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2006: Rene van der Merwe (RSA)
- 2008: Anika Smit (RSA)
- 2010: Selloane Tsoaeli (LES)
- 2012: Lissa Labiche (SEY)
- 2014: Rhizlane Siba (MAR)
- 2016: Lissa Labiche (SEY)
- 2018: Erika Seyama (SWZ)
- 2022: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah (GHA)
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