Jana van Schalkwyk

Jana van Schalkwyk

File:Jana Van Schalalkwyk au lancé de Javelot Championnats d'Afrique d'athlétisme 2024.jpg
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001
Alma mater	Stellenbosch University
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Javelin: 57.64m (Accra, 2024)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing South Africa African Games Silver medal – second place 2023 Accra Javelin throw African Championships Silver medal – second place 2024 Douala Javelin throw Bronze medal – third place 2022 Saint Pierre Javelin throw Summer World University Games Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Javelin throw

Jana van Schalkwyk (born 7 March 2001) is a South African javelin thrower.

Early life

Van Schalkwyk grew up in the town of Melkbosstrand attended Paarl Gymnasium in the Western Cape of South Africa. She started javelin at 13 years-old and broke the school age-group record with her second throw. She graduated from Stellenbosch University with a Bachelor of Communications in Management Science.

Career

She was African Championships bronze medallist in June 2022 in St Pierre, Mauritius with a throw of 54.49 metres. In April 2023, she increased her personal best to 55.75 in Potchefstroom. She increased her personal best to 57.38 metres in Nyíregyháza in June 2023. She was a bronze medalist at the World University Games in August 2023 with a 57.45m personal best throw. She was a silver medalist at the 2023 African Games in March 2024 in Accra with a throw of 57.64m.