Julene van Rooyen

Van Rooyen and her younger sister Aimee took up the sport at a young age encouraged by their mother.{{Cite web |title=South African gymnasts promise no sister sledging |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sports/south-african-gymnasts-promise-no-sister-sledging-idUSKBN0FS1K3/}} In 2009 she made her debut as a senior at the World Championships in Mie, being 116th in the All-Around, 114th with rope, 112th with hoop, 115th with ball, and 32nd in teams.{{Cite web |title=2009 World Championships |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_09worlds_complete.pdf |website=usagym.org}}

In March 2010 she took part in the African Championships in Walvis Bay, where she won bronze in the All-Around, with ball and with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=10th African Gymnastics Championships 2012 Rhythmic Gymnastics Results |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/6911612/10th-african-championships-7-rhythmic-gymnastics-results |access-date=14 November 2020 |website=www.yumpu.com |language=en}} In September she was selected for the World Championships in Moscow, finishing 112th in the All-Around, 113th with rope, 118th with hoop, 110th with ball, 121st with ribbon and 35th in teams.{{Cite web |title=2010 World Championships |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_10worlds_complete.pdf |website=static.usagym.org}}

In 2011 she again competed at the World Championships in Montpellier, she took 108th in the All-Around, 106th with hoop, 100th with ball, 123rd with clubs, 95th with ribbon and 29th in teams.{{Cite web |title=2011 World Championships |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/r_11worlds_complete.pdf |website=static.usagym.org}}

In December 2012 Van Rooyen won silver in teams (along Grace Legote, Gululethu Nkambule and Aimee Van Rooyen) at the 2012 African Championships.{{Cite web |date=2017-11-11 |title=11th African Championships 2012 (Rhythmic) {{!}} South African Gymnastics Federation |url=http://www.sagf.co.za/events/11th-african-championships-2012-rhythmic/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111021207/http://www.sagf.co.za/events/11th-african-championships-2012-rhythmic/ |archive-date=2017-11-11 |access-date=2024-04-21}} In July 2013 she was set to compete at the Universiade in Kazan, but just a day after arriving in Russia, in her first hour of practise, she felt an unbearable pain. After being examined by doctors she was rushed to the hospital to have her appendix removed, thus ruling her out of the competition.{{Cite web |last=mathieu |date=2013-07-14 |title=Heartbreak in Kazan for injured South African gymnast |url=https://www.fisu.net/2013/07/15/heartbreak-in-kazan-for-injured-south-african-gymnast/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=FISU |language=en-US}}

The following year she won gold in teams, silver with ball and bronze with hoop at the 2014 African Championships in Pretoria.{{Cite web |title=12th African Gymnastics Championships 2014 Pretoria (RSA) 2014 Mar 24 - Apr 1 |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/2014/af/rsa/africanchamp.html |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=gymnasticsresults.com}} A month later she competed at the World Cup in Tashkent, taking 30th place in the All-Around, 29th with hoop, 29th with ball, 28th with clubs and 30th with ribbon.{{Cite web |title=FIG Results - 6375 |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/events/results.php?idEvent=6375#filter |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}} In July she was selected for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow along Legote and her sister.{{Cite web |last=SASCOC |date=2014-06-10 |title=SASCOC Announces #TeamSA for Glasgow 2014 |url=https://gsport.co.za/sascoc-announces-teamsa-for-glasgow-2014/ |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}} In Scotland she was 6th in teams and 22nd in the All-Around.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140730045111/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/gymnastics_rhythmic/grw400101/team_all_around_final___rotation_1.html Gymnastics rhythmic Team All Around Final Rotation 1]}}{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20140806120953/http://results.glasgow2014.com/event/gymnastics_rhythmic/grw024901/individual_all_around_qual___rotation_1.html Qualification results]}}

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