![]() Nel in 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 30 July 1988 Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa[1] | (age 36)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
[edit]Personal bests
[edit]- 400 metres 52.03 s (2017)
- 400 metres hurdles 54.37s (2015)
References
[edit]- ^ "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