Werner Visser

Werner Jakobus Visser (born 27 February 1998) is a South African male discus thrower, who won a gold medal at the 2015 World Youth Championships in Cali.^[1] At senior level, he won his first medal, a silver, at the 2018 African Championships in Asaba.

Werner Visser

Personal information
Born	(1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  South Africa African Championships 2022 Mauritius Discus throw 2018 Asaba Discus throw

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.^[2]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  South Africa
2015	African Youth Championships	Reduit, Mauritius	1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	64.88 m
	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	64.24 m
	Commonwealth Youth Games	Apia, Samoa	2nd	Shot put (5 kg)	19.78 m
			1st	Discus throw (1.5 kg)	60.94 m
2017	African U20 Championships	Tlemcen, Algeria	2nd	Discus throw (1.75 kg)	58.70 m
2018	African Championships	Asaba, Nigeria	2nd	Discus throw	58.22 m
2019	Universiade	Naples, Italy	10th	Discus throw	57.97 m
2022	African Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	1st	Discus throw	61.80 m
	World Championships	Eugene, United States	27th (q)	Discus throw	58.44 m

National titles

• USSA Championships
  • Discus throw: 2018, 2019, 2022
• South African U20 Championships
  • Discus throw: 2017