Wenda Nel
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.
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Born | 30 July 1988 31) Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa[1] | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Pretoria[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 400 metres hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Irma Reyneke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Her personal best in the event is 54.37 from 20 May 2015.[3]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing | |||||
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[4] |
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 |
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
- Wenda Nel at World Athletics
- Disqualified in the final
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