Wayde van Niekerk

Born: July 15th, 1992

Birthplace: Cape Town, South Africa

Athlete Track and Field

Wayde van Niekert in London 2017 — Wayde van Niekert in London, 2017
Erik van Leeuwen, CC BY-SA 4.0,
via Wikimedia Commons

Van Niekerk was born in Cape Town to Wayne van Niekerk and sprinter Odessa Swarts.

World champion in 2015 in Beijing and in 2017 in London, he won the Olympic title in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, breaking the world record for the 400 m with a time of 43.03 seconds, beating the previous record of 43.18 seconds set by American Michael Johnson in 1999.

Along with Americans Fred Kerley and Michael Norman, he is one of only three athletes to have broken the 10-second barrier in the 100 meters, the 20-second barrier in the 200 meters, and the 44-second barrier in the 400 meters.

Wayde van Niekerk marries his girlfriend Chesney Campbell on October 29, 2017.

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