Wenda Nel
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Born | 30 July 1988 Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa[1] | (age 33)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Pretoria[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Irma Reyneke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wenda Nel (née Theron; born 30 July 1988) is a South African athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed at the 2011 World Championships reaching the semifinals.
She competed in the women's 400 metres hurdles at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
Her personal best in the event is 54.37 from 20 May 2015.[4]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 17th (h) | 200 m | 24.33 |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 45th (h) | 100m | 12.12 (+0.6 m/s) |
35th (h) | 200m | 24.74 (-0.7 m/s) | |||
17th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.90 | |||
2007 | African Junior Championships | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 15.73 |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.89 |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 57.70 |
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 56.76 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.59 | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 23rd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.06 | |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 57.13 | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 57.06 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.21 | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.38[5] |
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.32 | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 54.94 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.86 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.49 (CR, NR) | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.83 | |
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.70 |
13th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:37.82 | |||
2018 | Commonwealth Games | Gold Coast, Australia | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 54.96 |
African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 57.04 | |
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 6th | 400 m hurdles | 58.01 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.17 | |||
2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 17th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 56.35 |
Personal bests[]
- 400 metres 52.03 s (2017)
- 400 metres hurdles 54.37s (2015)
References[]
- ^ "2018 CWG bio". Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ NBC Rio 2016 bio
- ^ "Athletics NEL Wenda - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". .. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ Wenda Nel at World Athletics
- ^ Disqualified in the final
Categories:
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Worcester, Western Cape
- South African female hurdlers
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- South African Athletics Championships winners
- Competitors at the 2009 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2011 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- South African athletics biography stubs