Chris Harmse

Furthermore, he has never represented South Africa at the Olympics as he does not compete on Sundays, due to his religious views.

On 22 April 2017, Harmse won his twenty-second consecutive national title at the South African Championships in Potchefstroom – a record unmatched by any athlete at the country's national championships.

He achieved this by besting Renaldo Frechou, whom himself gained the lead on his last throw with a distance of 70.30 meters.

A 44-year-old Harmse extended his world record to 23 consecutive national titles with a throw of 70.62 m at the 2018 South African Championships, forcing Makhethe to settle for second place.

[3][4][5] His streak finally ended at the 2019 edition, where Harmse took the silver medal with 71.70 m as Makhethe had a personal best throw of 72.25 m to win gold.