Rene van der Merwe
South African high jumper
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Women's athletics | ||
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![]() | 2006 Bambous | High jump |
Rene van der Merwe (born 15 June 1986) is a South African female high jumper. She was the gold medallist at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, extending her country's success in the event from Hestrie Cloete.[1] She went on to compete for Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. The following year, she was fourth at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2]
She also represented her country at the 2009 Summer Universiade,[3] where she set her personal best height of 1.85 m (6 ft 3⁄4 in).[4]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 1st | High jump | 1.84 m |
IAAF World Cup | Athens, Greece | 7th | High jump | 1.83 m | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 4th | High jump | 1.83 m |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th | High jump | 1.85 m |
References
- ^ South Africans steal the show - African Championships report - Day Four. IAAF (2006-08-13). Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
- ^ 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers. Africa Athle. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
- ^ Rene van der Merwe. UB2009. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
- ^ Rene van der Merwe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
External links
- Rene van der Merwe at World Athletics
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African Champions in women's high jump
- 1979: Kawther Akrémi (TUN)
- 1982: Fernande Agnentchoué (GAB)
- 1984: Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)
- 1985: Awa Dioum-Ndiaye (SEN)
- 1988: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1989: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1990: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1992: Lucienne N'Da (CIV)
- 1993: Charmaine Weavers (RSA)
- 1996: Irène Tiendrébéogo (BUR)
- 1998: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2000: Hind Bounouar (MAR)
- 2002: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2004: Hestrie Cloete (RSA)
- 2006: Rene van der Merwe (RSA)
- 2008: Anika Smit (RSA)
- 2010: Selloane Tsoaeli (LES)
- 2012: Lissa Labiche (SEY)
- 2014: Rhizlane Siba (MAR)
- 2016: Lissa Labiche (SEY)
- 2018: Erika Seyama (SWZ)
- 2022: Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah (GHA)