Heide Seyerling
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Heide Seyerling (born 19 August 1976) is a former South African athlete, born in Port Elizabeth, specializing in the 200 and 400 metres. She twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2000 and 2004. At the 2000 Games she reached the 400 metres final finishing 6th with a new (and still standing now) national record of 50.05. She is married to former sprinter Mathew Quinn.
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing South Africa | |||||
1994 | African Junior Championships | Algiers, Algeria | 2nd | 100 m | 11.69 |
1st | 200 m | 23.59 | |||
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.15 | |||
World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 10th (sf) | 100m | 11.62 (wind: +0.8 m/s) | |
1st | 200m | 22.80 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) | |||
2nd (h)[1] | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.63 | |||
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | – | 200 m | DQ |
1998 | African Championships | Dakar, Senegal | 3rd | 200 m | 22.89 |
Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 5th | 200 m | 23.07 | |
1999 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 38th (h) | 200 m | 23.59 |
11th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.35 | |||
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5th (h) | 200 m | 23.31[2] | |
7th | 400 m | 52.27 | |||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 6th | 400 m | 50.05 (NR) |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th (sf) | 400 m | 50.87 |
2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 5th | 400 m | 52.87 |
African Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 6th (h) | 400 m | 53.81[3] | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 20th (sf) | 400 m | 51.89 |
All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | 6th | 400 m | 52.45 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.44 | |||
2004 | African Championships | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 5th | 400 m | 51.67 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.42 | |||
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:30.12 | |||
Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 37th (h) | 200 m | 23.66 | |
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 4th | 400 m | 53.26 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:36.88 |
Personal bests[]
- 100 m – 11.35 (-0.3) (Durban 1999)
- 200 m – 22.63 (+1.8) (Durban 2001)
- 400 m – 50.05 (Sydney 2000)
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth
- South African female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Olympic female sprinters
- South African athletics biography stubs