South African track and field athlete
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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