Ruan de Vries

Ruan de Vries (born 1 February 1986)[1] is a hurdler from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in the 110-metre hurdles with a time of 13.98 seconds.

Education

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He studied at the University of Pretoria.[2]

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 11th (sf) 110 m hurdles 14.37 (-0.5 m/s)
2005 African Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia 1st 110 m hurdles 14.12
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.60
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 14th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.14
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.05
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 7th 110 m hurdles 14.05
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 3rd 110 m hurdles 13.98
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 10th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.30
2nd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 39.47
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 4th 110 m hurdles 13.82
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 7th 110 m hurdles 14.52
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 6th 110 m hurdles 13.98
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 33rd (h) 110 m hurdles 14.07
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 9th (h) 110 m hurdles 14.22

References

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  1. ^ "IAAF: Ruan de Vries | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "News and Events > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011. TuksAthletics Retrieved 25 June 2011