Gerhardus Pienaar

He represented his province at a national level and there are still many of his records to this date at the town's local track and field events.

He won every major high school track and field event and in 1998 became the Junior South African Champion at age 16, only one year after he picked up a javelin for the first time.

Later that year, Pienaar was selected to represent South Africa at the IAAF World Junior Championship in Annecy, France.

[1] Shortly after his return from Shanghai, Pienaar threw an unofficial distance of 81.94 at a local high school track and field event.

Pienaar graduated from Kanonkop High School in Middelburg, South Africa and was invited to attend the prestigious training group at Potchefstroom University under the watchful eye of coach Tersis Liebenburg in 2000.

During his tenure at Potchefstroom, he won the gold medal at the IAAF Coca-Cola World Junior Championships held in Santiago, Chile with a distance of 78.11.

[1] Pienaar made the final round of the 28th Olympic games in Athens and ended in 7th place with a distance of 79.95.

Pienaar also attended the IAAF World Cup in Athens and won the silver medal with a distance of 83.62.