At the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the high jump and the bronze medal in the long jump, finishing fourth in the 120 yards hurdles. He also participated in the 220 yards, in the 440 yards hurdles, and in the hammer throw contests. Four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games he reached the 120 yards hurdles final, but did not finish the race.[1]
johannes, viljoen, politician, johannes, hendrikus, viljoen, johannes, hendrikus, snaar, viljoen, january, 1904, september, 1976, south, african, athlete, competed, 1928, summer, olympics, long, jump, triple, jump, meters, meter, hurdles, decathlon, failed, re. For the politician see Johannes Hendrikus Viljoen Johannes Hendrikus Snaar Viljoen 11 January 1904 3 September 1976 was a South African athlete He competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the long jump triple jump 100 meters 110 meter hurdles and decathlon but failed to reach the finals 1 Johannes ViljoenViljoen at the 1928 OlympicsPersonal informationBorn11 January 1904Hanover Northern Cape South AfricaDied3 September 1976 aged 72 Centurion Gauteng South AfricaSportSportAthleticsEventDecathlonAchievements and titlesPersonal best s 100 yd 9 8 1929 110 mH 14 6y 1933 LJ 7 50 m 1929 HJ 1 905 m 1930 1 2 Medal record Representing South AfricaBritish Empire Games1930 Hamilton High jump1930 Hamilton Long jumpAt the 1930 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the high jump and the bronze medal in the long jump finishing fourth in the 120 yards hurdles He also participated in the 220 yards in the 440 yards hurdles and in the hammer throw contests Four years later at the 1934 British Empire Games he reached the 120 yards hurdles final but did not finish the race 1 Competition record editYear Competition Venue Position Event NotesRepresenting nbsp South Africa1930 British Empire Games Hamilton Ontario 1st heat 220 y NTReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Johannes Viljoen a b c Johannes Viljoen Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com Snaar Viljoen trackfield brinkster net nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to South African athletics is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johannes Viljoen amp oldid 1156437291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
