Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk

Van Niekerk in 2015
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992 (age 24) Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Sprinting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 9.98 200m: 19.94 400m: 43.03 WR
Medal record Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 400 m World Championships 2015 Beijing 400 m Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 400 m African Championships 2016 Durban 200 m 2016 Durban 4×100 m relay 2014 Marrakech 400 m Universiade 2013 Kazan 4×400 m relay

Wayde van Niekerk (ZA pronunciation: /ˈweɪd fʌn niˈkɛərk/, Afrikaans pronunciation: [fɐn niˈkɛrk]; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 metres and 400 metres. He is the current world record holder, world champion and Olympic champion in the 400 metres. He is also the first and only person in history to run faster than 10 seconds for 100 metres, 20 seconds for 200 metres, and 44 seconds for 400 metres.

Van Niekerk was the silver medallist in the 400m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and took bronze in the 4×400 metres relay at the 2013 Summer Universiade. He also represented South Africa at the 2013 and the 2015 Athletics World Championships. At the 2015 World Championships, he won the gold medal in the 400 metres.