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Wayde van Niekerk ( South African English : / ˈweɪd fʌn niːˈkɛərk /, Afrikaans: [fan niˈkɛrk]; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the record in the Olympic finals.
Aug 19, 2023 · World 400m record holder and Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk made impressive strides in 2022 and 2023, raising the prospects of an epic comeback at Paris 2024. Olympics.com spoke to the South African about rekindling his form.
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Jun 14, 2023 · The men’s 400m world record has been safe since Wayde van Niekerk’s incredible run from lane eight with no real challengers emerging over the last seven years. The South African is hellbent on lowering his mark but there are other potential candidates. Olympics.com compares the times side-by-side.
- A brief history. Van Niekerk’s first love has always been the short-sprint distances but transitioned to the gruelling 400m sprint event after battling with injuries early in his career.
- Career-threatening injury. A brief foray into tag rugby nearly ended Van Niekerk’s athletics career. At the end of the 2017 season, Van Niekerk swapped his spikes for rugby boots to participate in a celebrity touch rugby match.
- New title on the way. Van Niekerk revealed on the eve of the start of this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games that he would soon add a new title to his name – dad.
- Gold runs in the family. Van Niekerk and his distant cousin sevens player Cheslin Kolbe stepped onto the podium at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Kolbe was a member of the South African sevens team that won the bronze medal in Rio, where the sports made its debut.
Mar 12, 2016 · World 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk has become the first man in history to run faster than 10 seconds for 100m, 20 seconds for 200m and 44 seconds for 400m after smashing his PB in the shorter sprint at the Free State Championships in Bloemfontein on Saturday (12).
Jul 23, 2020 · Olympic champion Wayde van Niekerk wants to set an "untouchable" 400m world record as his legacy. Athletics legend Michael Johnson held the record for 17 years before Van Niekerk beat it in the...
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Sep 16, 2020 · South Africa's Olympic 400m champion and world record holder Wayde van Niekerk returned from injury on the international stage with a victory. He won at a meeting in Switzerland, his first...
