Wayde van Niekerk RSA

Date of birth: 15 July 92

Age: 28 years 168 days

Height: 183 cm

Weight: 73 kg

Club/team: ATHLETICS FREESTATE

400m Olympic Champion 2016

2 World Titles

2015: 400 2017: 400

200m World Championships Silver Medallist 2017

200m African Champion 2016

4 x 100m African Champion 2016

400m African Championships Silver Medallist 2014

4 x 400m World University Games Silver Medallist 2013

200m 4th at World Junior Championships 2010

6 National Titles

200m World Alltime no. 33 19.84 Kingston 10 Jun 2017

400m World Alltime no. 1 43.03 Rio de Janeiro 14 Aug 2016

100m World Alltime no. 70 9.94 Velenje 20 Jun 2017

300m World Alltime no. 1 30.81 Ostrava 28 Jun 2017

200m World Junior Alltime no. 121 20.57 Durban 10 Apr 2011

▲PROGRESSION

Personal bests in BOLD.

100m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2010 10.51w

2-19

Manzini

14 Dec

2011 10.45Aw +0.1

Bloemfontein

19 Mar

2016 9.98Aw +1.5

Bloemfontein

12 Mar

2017 9.94w +0.9

Velenje

20 Jun

2020 10.10Aw

Bloemfontein

21 Feb

150m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2011 15.89w 0.0

Port Elizabeth

8 Dec

200m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

races under 20.30 (legal): 11
2010
Outdoor
21.15A +2.0	2-19	NC-j	Germiston	11 Apr
21.10 +0.2	1h1-19	WJ	Moncton	22 Jul
21.05 +2.1	1s1-19	WJ	Moncton	22 Jul
21.02 +0.5	4-19	WJ	Moncton	23 Jul
2011
Outdoor
21.03A +0.3	1h2-19	NC-j	Germiston	2 Apr
20.88A +1.0	2s1-19	NC-j	Germiston	3 Apr
20.67A +0.8	1-19	NC-j	Germiston	3 Apr
20.87 +2.4	1h3	NC	Durban	8 Apr
20.95 +1.3	1s2	NC	Durban	9 Apr
20.57 +1.4	1	NC	Durban	10 Apr
21.19A -1.0	1h4-19	AfrC	Gaborone	14 May
2012
Outdoor
21.13 +0.1	5	IFAM	Oordegem	26 May
20.91 -0.7	4		Velenje	14 Jun
2013
Outdoor
20.84A	1		Pretoria	29 Apr
2014
Outdoor
races under 20.30 (legal): 2
21.41A +1.1	1h4	Univ Ch	Pretoria	26 Apr
20.38A +0.2	1s1	Univ Ch	Pretoria	26 Apr
20.21A +1.1	1	Univ Ch	Pretoria	26 Apr
20.53 +1.0	1	Folksam	Sollentuna	26 Jun
20.19 +1.2	4	Athletissima	Lausanne	3 Jul
20.60 -0.9	1	Spitzen	Luzern	15 Jul
20.84 +0.9	2h6	CWG	Glasgow	30 Jul
20.69 +0.3	5s2	CWG	Glasgow	31 Jul
2015
Outdoor
races under 20.30 (legal): 1
20.59 -1.0	1		Cape Town	23 May
19.94 +0.6 NR	1rB	Spitzen	Luzern	14 Jul
20.37 -0.4	4	VD	Bruxelles	11 Sep
2016
Outdoor
races under 20.30 (legal): 2
21.38A	1h1	Free State Ch	Bloemfontein	11 Mar
20.97A	1	Free State Ch	Bloemfontein	11 Mar
20.35A	1	Univ Ch	Pietersburg	30 Apr
20.34 +0.1	1h4	AfrC	Durban	25 Jun
20.03 +1.2	1s1	AfrC	Durban	25 Jun
20.02 +1.8	1	AfrC	Durban	26 Jun
2017
Outdoor
races under 20.30 (legal): 6
21.18A	1		Bloemfontein	28 Jan
21.99A	1h5	Free State Ch	Bloemfontein	10 Mar
20.45A	1	Free State Ch	Bloemfontein	10 Mar
20.64A +1.7	2h2	NC	Potchefstroom	22 Apr
21.00A -0.9	2s3	NC	Potchefstroom	22 Apr
19.90A +0.5	1	NC	Potchefstroom	22 Apr
21.18 +6.8	1h4	Univ Ch	Cape Town	29 Apr
21.43 +0.2	1s2	Univ Ch	Cape Town	29 Apr
20.10 +0.8	1	Univ Ch	Cape Town	29 Apr
19.84 +1.2 NR	1		Kingston	10 Jun
20.16 +0.3	1h3	WC	London	7 Aug
20.28 +0.3	3s3	WC	London	9 Aug
20.11 -0.1	2	WC	London	10 Aug
2020
Outdoor
20.31A	1		Bloemfontein	21 Feb

2010 21.02w +0.5

4-19

Moncton

23 Jul

2011 20.57w +1.4

Durban

10 Apr

2012 20.91w -0.7

Velenje

14 Jun

2013 20.84Aw

Pretoria

29 Apr

2014 20.19w +1.2

Lausanne

3 Jul

2015 19.94w +0.6 NR

1rB

Luzern

14 Jul

2016 20.02w +1.8

Durban

26 Jun

2017 19.84w +1.2 NR

Kingston

10 Jun

2020 20.31Aw

Bloemfontein

21 Feb

200m Straight

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2017 19.84w +0.6

Boston MA

4 Jun

300m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2011 33.32w

Stellenbosch

15 Dec

2015 31.63w AR

Birmingham

7 Jun

2016 31.03w AR

Kingston

11 Jun

2017 30.81w WR

Ostrava

28 Jun

400m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

1 World Record
races under 45 seconds: 22
2012
Outdoor
46.43	4	Nebiolo	Torino	8 Jun
46.74	1rB		Nivelles	23 Jun
2013
Outdoor
47.34A	1h2-22	NC-j	Pretoria	5 Apr
45.83A	1-22	NC-j	Pretoria	6 Apr
47.65	2h3	NC	Stellenbosch	12 Apr
46.98	3s2	NC	Stellenbosch	12 Apr
45.99	1	NC	Stellenbosch	12 Apr
45.89	1		Stellenbosch	15 Apr
45.42A	1		Johannesburg	22 Apr
46.22	1	Univ Ch	Durban	27 Apr
46.45	1	World Chall	Dakar	12 Jun
45.09	2	GSpike	Ostrava	27 Jun
46.48	2	CityS	Cork	2 Jul
46.77	2h4	WUG	Kazan	7 Jul
46.39	3s2	WUG	Kazan	8 Jul
47.37	3	Solidarietà	Lignano Sabbiadoro	16 Jul
46.37	5h5	WC	Moskva	11 Aug
2014
Outdoor
races under 45 seconds: 3
45.12A	1		Bloemfontein	21 Feb
46.69	1-22	NC-j	Stellenbosch	5 Apr
46.60A	2s1	NC	Pretoria	11 Apr
44.92A	1	NC	Pretoria	12 Apr
45.16A	1		Johannesburg	14 Apr
46.32A	2s1	Univ Ch	Pretoria	25 Apr
46.50A	1	Univ Ch	Pretoria	25 Apr
45.37A	1		Pretoria	28 Apr
45.07	1	FBKG	Hengelo	8 Jun
44.38 NR	2	adidas	New York NY	14 Jun
45.71	4	Gyulai	Székesfehérvár	8 Jul
46.87	3h2	CWG	Glasgow	28 Jul
45.41	2s2	CWG	Glasgow	29 Jul
44.68	2	CWG	Glasgow	30 Jul
46.78	1h1	AfrC	Marrakech	10 Aug
46.67	5s2	AfrC	Marrakech	11 Aug
45.00	2	AfrC	Marrakech	12 Aug
45.46	6	WK	Zürich	28 Aug
45.27	4	Cont Cup	Marrakech	13 Sep
2015
Outdoor
races under 45 seconds: 8
47.73	1h5	NC	Stellenbosch	17 Apr
46.36	1s1	NC	Stellenbosch	17 Apr
44.91	1	NC	Stellenbosch	18 Apr
46.08	1		Stellenbosch	20 Apr
46.25	1	Univ Ch	Stellenbosch	25 Apr
44.24 NR	1	adidas	New York NY	13 Jun
43.96 AR	1	Areva	Saint-Denis	4 Jul
44.63	1	Sainsbury's	London	25 Jul
44.42	1h6	WC	Beijing	23 Aug
44.31	1s3	WC	Beijing	24 Aug
43.48 AR	1	WC	Beijing	26 Aug
44.35	3	WK	Zürich	3 Sep
2016
Outdoor
1 World Record
races under 45 seconds: 7
47.26	1h1	NC	Stellenbosch	15 Apr
46.54	1s2	NC	Stellenbosch	15 Apr
44.98	1	NC	Stellenbosch	16 Apr
44.11A	1h2	Open Ch	Bloemfontein	6 May
DNS	s1	Open Ch	Bloemfontein	6 May
44.19	1	GGala	Roma	2 Jun
44.28	1	BostonG	Somerville MA	17 Jun
44.12	1	Herc	Monaco	15 Jul
45.26	1h3	OG	Rio de Janeiro	12 Aug
44.45	2s2	OG	Rio de Janeiro	13 Aug
43.03 WR	1	OG	Rio de Janeiro	14 Aug
2017
Outdoor
races under 45 seconds: 4
48.47A	4	Free State Ch	Bloemfontein	11 Mar
48.78	2h7	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
47.24	2s2	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
46.28	1	Univ Ch	Cape Town	28 Apr
43.62	1	Athletissima	Lausanne	6 Jul
43.73	1	Herc	Monaco	21 Jul
45.27	1h2	WC	London	5 Aug
44.22	1s2	WC	London	6 Aug
43.98	1	WC	London	8 Aug
2019
Outdoor
47.28A	1		Bloemfontein	22 Feb
2020
Outdoor
47.42A	1		Bloemfontein	29 Feb
45.58	1		Bellinzona	15 Sep
45.89A	1		Potchefstroom	3 Nov

2012 46.43w

Torino

8 Jun

2013 45.09w

Ostrava

27 Jun

2014 44.38w NR

New York NY

14 Jun

2015 43.48w AR

Beijing

26 Aug

2016 43.03w WR

Rio de Janeiro

14 Aug

2017 43.62w

Lausanne

6 Jul

2019 47.28Aw

Bloemfontein

22 Feb

2020 45.58w

Bellinzona

15 Sep

4 x 100m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2010 40.32w

4h2-19

Moncton

23 Jul

2016 38.84w

Durban

24 Jun

4 x 400m

Outdoor Alltime Show/hide

2013 3:06.19w

Kazan

12 Jul

2014 3:00.02w

Marrakech

14 Sep

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS


Outdoor
200m
WJ	2010:	4-19	21.02	1s1-19	21.05	1h1-19	21.10
AfrC	2011:	1h4-19	21.19A
CWG	2014:	5s2	20.69	2h6	20.84
AfrC	2016:	1	20.02	1s1	20.03	1h4	20.34
WC	2017:	2	20.11	3s3	20.28	1h3	20.16
400m
WC	2013:	5h5	46.37
WUG	2013:	3s2	46.39	2h4	46.77
AfrC	2014:	2	45.00	5s2	46.67	1h1	46.78
Cont Cup	2014:	4	45.27
CWG	2014:	2	44.68	2s2	45.41	3h2	46.87
WC	2015:	1	43.48	1s3	44.31	1h6	44.42
OG	2016:	1	43.03	2s2	44.45	1h3	45.26
WC	2017:	1	43.98	1s2	44.22	1h2	45.27
4 x 100m
WJ	2010:	4h2-19	40.32
AfrC	2016:	1	38.84
4 x 400m
WUG	2013:	2	3:06.19	2h2	3:09.88
Cont Cup	2014:	1	3:00.02

▲PERSONAL BESTS

note:click on indoor/outdoor to see PB progression.

100m

Winstreak: 2 (finals) Show/hide

races under 10 seconds (legal): 2

Outdoor

9.94 +0.9

Velenje

20 Jun 2017

150m

Outdoor

15.89 0.0

Port Elizabeth

8 Dec 2011

200m

Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide

races under 20.30 (legal): 11

Outdoor

19.84 +1.2 NR

Kingston

10 Jun 2017

200m Straight

Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide

Outdoor

19.84 +0.6

Boston MA

4 Jun 2017

300m

Winstreak: 4 (finals) Show/hide

1 World Record

Outdoor

30.81 WR

Ostrava

28 Jun 2017

400m

Winstreak: 8 (finals) Show/hide

races under 45 seconds: 22

1 World Record

Outdoor

43.03 WR

Rio de Janeiro

14 Aug 2016

4 x 400m

Winstreak: 1 (finals) Show/hide

Outdoor

3:00.02

Marrakech

14 Sep 2014

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

400m, 10 best results (legal):
43.03	1	Rio de Janeiro	14 Aug 2016
43.48	1	Beijing	26 Aug 2015
43.62	1	Lausanne	6 Jul 2017
43.73	1	Monaco	21 Jul 2017
43.96	1	Saint-Denis	4 Jul 2015
43.98	1	London	8 Aug 2017
44.11A	1h2	Bloemfontein	6 May 2016
44.12	1	Monaco	15 Jul 2016
44.19	1	Roma	2 Jun 2016
44.22	1s2	London	6 Aug 2017

Average: 43.844

200m, 10 best results (legal):
19.84 +1.2	1	Kingston	10 Jun 2017
19.90A +0.5	1	Potchefstroom	22 Apr 2017
19.94 +0.6	1rB	Luzern	14 Jul 2015
20.02 +1.8	1	Durban	26 Jun 2016
20.03 +1.2	1s1	Durban	25 Jun 2016
20.10 +0.8	1	Cape Town	29 Apr 2017
20.11 -0.1	2	London	10 Aug 2017
20.16 +0.3	1h3	London	7 Aug 2017
20.19 +1.2	4	Lausanne	3 Jul 2014
20.21A +1.1	1	Pretoria	26 Apr 2014

Average: 20.05

100m, 10 best results (legal):
9.94 +0.9	1	Velenje	20 Jun 2017
9.98A +1.5	1	Bloemfontein	12 Mar 2016
10.03A +1.1	1	Pietersburg	29 Apr 2016
10.04A -0.7	2	Potchefstroom	21 Apr 2017
10.05A -0.4	1s3	Potchefstroom	21 Apr 2017
10.10A	1	Bloemfontein	21 Feb 2020
10.12A -1.9	1h2	Bloemfontein	12 Mar 2016
10.12A	1	Bloemfontein	11 Mar 2017
10.20A 0.0	1h1	Pietersburg	29 Apr 2016
10.22A -1.4	1h4	Potchefstroom	21 Apr 2017

Average: 10.08

Total results in db: 149

By event:

100m:	21
150m:	1
200m:	45
200m Straight:	1
300m:	4
400m:	72
4 x 100m:	2
4 x 400m:	3

▲IN 2020

position in the world list in brackets following the season's best,
junior list position in green and youth list position in orange.
help: click on competition name or Venue to see competition results.
help: click on placing to see event results in the competition.

100m
10.10Aiw	WL SB (21)	1	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	21 Feb
200m
20.31Aiw	WL SB (11)	1	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	21 Feb
400m
47.42Aiw	SB	1	Bloemfontein	Bloemfontein	29 Feb
45.58iw	SB (15)	1	Bellinzona	Bellinzona	15 Sep
45.89Aiw		1	Potchefstroom	Potchefstroom	3 Nov

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

Season	Ind/Out	Event	Pos	Result
2011	Outdoor	150m	9	15.89
2011	Outdoor	200m	79	20.57
2011	Outdoor	300m	13	33.32
2013	Outdoor	400m	18	45.09
2014	Outdoor	200m	18	20.19
2014	Outdoor	400m	5	44.38
2015	Outdoor	200m	9	19.94
2015	Outdoor	300m	2	31.63
2015	Outdoor	400m	1	43.48
2016	Outdoor	100m	23	9.98A
2016	Outdoor	200m	15	20.02
2016	Outdoor	300m	1	31.03
2016	Outdoor	400m	1	43.03
2017	Outdoor	100m	8	9.94
2017	Outdoor	200m	2	19.84
2017	Outdoor	300m	1	30.81
2017	Outdoor	400m	1	43.62
2020	Outdoor	100m	21	10.10A
2020	Outdoor	200m	11	20.31A
2020	Outdoor	400m	15	45.58

▲WINSTREAKS

Significant winstreaks 100m
(at least 5 finals):

Winstreak 1: 5 (finals) 19 Mar 2011 -> 28 Jan 2017 Show/hide

Significant winstreaks 200m
(at least 5 finals):

Winstreak 1: 8 (finals) 11 Mar 2016 -> 10 Jun 2017 Show/hide

Significant winstreaks 400m
(at least 5 finals):

Winstreak 1: 8 (finals) 28 Apr 2017 -> 3 Nov 2020 Show/hide

Winstreak 2: 7 (finals) 18 Apr 2015 -> 26 Aug 2015 Show/hide

Winstreak 3: 7 (finals) 21 Feb 2014 -> 8 Jun 2014 Show/hide

Winstreak 4: 7 (finals) 23 Jun 2012 -> 12 Jun 2013 Show/hide

TILASTOPAJA

▲PROGRESSION

▲IN MAJOR EVENTS

▲PERSONAL BESTS

▲AVERAGES & 10 BEST RESULTS

Total results in db: 149

By event:

▲IN 2020

▲TOP 100 WORLD LIST POSITIONS

▲WINSTREAKS