Anika Smit
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Anika Smit (born 26 May 1986) is a South African professional athlete specialising in the high jump. She is well known for winning the gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Her personal best is 1.93 metres achieved in 2007 in Potchefstroom.
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes | |
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Representing  South Africa
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| 2003 | World Youth Championships | Sherbrooke, Canada | 5th | 1.78 m | |
| All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 3rd | 1.80 m | ||
| Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 5th | 1.70 m | ||
| 2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 10th | 1.80 m | |
| 2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 1.89 m | |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 1st | 1.91 m | |
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | – | NM | ||
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 1.89 m | |
| 2008 | African Championships | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | 1st | 1.88 m | |
| 2011 | All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 4th | 1.75 m | |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 2nd | 1.86 m | |
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