Janice Josephs (born 31 March 1982 in Cape Town) is a South African heptathlete turned long jumper.
She finished nineteenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the latter in a personal best score of 6181 points. On the regional level she won a silver medal at the 2004 African Championships and the gold at the 2006 African Championships. At the 2007 All-Africa Games she only entered the long jump competition, which she won with a new personal best of 6.79 metres. She did not reach the final at the 2007 World Championships, but finished eighth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships and won another gold medal at the 2008 African Championships.
Competition record
References
- 2006 Commonwealth Games results – women's heptathlon
- 2007 All-Africa Games, women's long jump final Archived 2007-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
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| African Games champions in women's long jump | |
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| African Champions in women's long jump | |
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| African Champions in women's heptathlon and pentathlon | |
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- South African female long jumpers
- South African heptathletes
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Athletes from Cape Town
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
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