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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
| 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 | |
External links
| African Champions in women's high jump | |
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- South African female high jumpers
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
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