Hannah van Niekerk (born 28 January 2005) is a South African hurdler. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles.[1]
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 400m hurdles | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 400 mH: 56.98 (Lima, 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editFrom Boksburg, she attended Afrikaans Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria as well as the University of Pretoria.[2][3]
Career
editRacing in Belgium in June 2024, she lowered her personal best for the 400 metres hurdles to 58.21 seconds.[4]
She won bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024.[5][6] At the games she lowered her personal net to 56.98 seconds.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Hannah Van Niekerk". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ ""Garden fit" Hannah has her sights on the Olympics". Writeminds. April 5, 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "TUKS TAKES THE TITLE AT USSA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPS IN STELLENBOSCH". gsport.co.za. April 7, 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "SA athletes perform overseas". netwerk24.com. 18 Jun 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Hannah and 4x400m relay team land two medals on final day of champs". timeslive.co.za. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.