Johan Cronje

Johan Cronje

Johan Cronje in 2013
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Moscow 1500 m

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 4 × 400 m relay 3:14.14
Universiade Beijing, China 6th 1500 m 3:45.32
2nd (h) 4 × 400 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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