Riaan Botha (born 8 November 1970 in Pretoria) is a retired South African pole vaulter.

His personal best is 5.91 metres, achieved in April 1997 in Pretoria. This places him second on the African all-time performers list, behind fellow South African Okkert Brits.^[1]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  South Africa
1992	African Championships	Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius	3rd	5.20 m
1993	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	5.20 m
1994	Commonwealth Games	Victoria, Canada	–	NM
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	19th (q)	5.40 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	14th	5.60 m
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	4th	5.75 m
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	10th (q)	5.70 m[2]
1998	World Cup	Johannesburg, South Africa	5th	5.60 m[3]
	Commonwealth Games	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1st	5.60 m
1999	All-Africa Games	Johannesburg, South Africa	–	NM