Wenda Nel
South African hurdler
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Born | 30 July 1988 (1988-07-30) (age 36) Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 400 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Irma Reyneke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Wenda Nel at World Athletics
- ^ Disqualified in the final
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African Champions in women's 400 metres hurdles
- 1979:
Fatima El Faquir (MAR)
- 1982:
Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
- 1984:
Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
- 1985:
Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR)
- 1988:
Maria Usifo (NGR)
- 1989:
Maria Usifo (NGR)
- 1990:
Nezha Bidouane (MAR)
- 1992:
Myrtle Bothma (RSA)
- 1993:
Omotayo Akinremi (NGR)
- 1996:
Saidat Onanuga (NGR)
- 1998:
Nezha Bidouane (MAR)
- 2000:
Mame Tacko Diouf (SEN)
- 2002:
Zahra Lachguer (MAR)
- 2004:
Surita Febbraio (RSA)
- 2006:
Janet Lawless (RSA)
- 2008:
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu (NGR)
- 2010:
Hayat Lambarki (MAR)
- 2012:
Muizat Ajoke Odumosu (NGR)
- 2014:
Wenda Nel (RSA)
- 2016:
Wenda Nel (RSA)
- 2018:
Glory Onome Nathaniel (NGR)
- 2022:
Zenéy van der Walt (RSA)
- 2024:
Rogail Joseph (RSA)
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