Elinda Vorster
South African sprinter (born 1965)
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Born | (1965-09-08) 8 September 1965 (age 59) Cape Town, South Africa |
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] |
Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
Elinda Vorster (née Rademeyer; born 8 September 1965 in Cape Town) is a retired South African athlete who specialised in sprinting events.[2] She represented her country at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1993 World Championships.
Her personal bests are 11.22 seconds in the 100 metres (+1.4 m/s, Germiston 1990) and 22.58 seconds in the 200 metres (+1.2 m/s, Germiston 1990).[3]
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1992 | African Championships | Belle Vue Maurel, Mauritius | 1st | 100 m | 11.26 |
1st | 200 m | 23.60 | |||
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (sf) | 100 m | 11.44 | |
14th (sf) | 200 m | 23.08 | |||
1993 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 2nd | 100 m | 11.45 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 9th (sf) | 100 m | 11.22 | |
11th (sf) | 200 m | 22.83 |
References
- ^ Sports-Reference profile
- ^ Elinda Vorster at World Athletics
- ^ "All-Athletics". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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African Champions in women's 100 metres
- 1979: Oguzoeme Nsenu (NGR)
- 1982: Alice Adala (KEN)
- 1984: Doris Wiredu (GHA)
- 1985: Rufina Ubah (NGR)
- 1988: Mary Onyali (NGR)
- 1989: Mary Onyali (NGR)
- 1990: Onyinye Chikezie (NGR)
- 1992: Elinda Vorster (RSA)
- 1993: Beatrice Utondu (NGR)
- 1996: Georgette Nkoma (CMR)
- 1998: Mary Onyali (NGR)
- 2000: Myriam Léonie Mani (CMR)
- 2002: Endurance Ojokolo (NGR)
- 2004: Endurance Ojokolo (NGR)
- 2006: Vida Anim (GHA)
- 2008: Damola Osayomi (NGR)
- 2010: Blessing Okagbare (NGR)
- 2012: Ruddy Zang Milama (GAB)
- 2014: Blessing Okagbare (NGR)
- 2016: Murielle Ahouré (CIV)
- 2018: Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV)
- 2022: Gina Bass (GAM)
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