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South African hurdler
A.K.A.
Wenda Theron
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Female
Place of birth
Worcester
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Age
36 years
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Biography
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.
Her personal best in the event is 54.37 from 20 May 2015.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2005 | World Youth Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 17th (h) | 200 m | 24.33 |
2006 | World Junior Championships | Beijing, China | 45th (h) | 100m | 12.12 (+0.6 m/s) |
35th (h) | 200m | 24.74 (-0.7 m/s) | |||
17th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.90 | |||
2007 | African Junior Championships | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | 8th | 100 m hurdles | 15.73 |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 9th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.89 |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 57.70 |
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 56.76 |
5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.59 | |||
World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 23rd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 57.06 | |
All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 57.13 | |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 57.06 |
4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:33.21 | |||
2014 | Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 5th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 56.38 |
African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.32 | |
2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 54.94 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 54.86 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.49 (CR, NR) | |||
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.83 |
Personal bests
- 400 metres 52.09 s (2015)
- Disqualified in the final
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