Zenéy van der Walt

Zenéy van der Walt (born 22 May 2000) is a South African athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2022 African Champion, and in the 400 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2022 African Champion with the South African women's team.

Zenéy van der Walt
Personal information
Born (2000-05-22) 22 May 2000
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)400 m hurdles, 4×400 m relay
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint Pierre400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint Pierre4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham400 m hurdles
Universiade
Silver medal – second place2019 Naples400 m hurdles
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Nairobi 400 m hurdles
Gold medal – first place2018 Tampere400 m hurdles

She also won gold medals at the 2017 World U18 Championships and the 2018 World U20 Championships. In 2019, she won a silver medal at the Universiade.[1]

Early life and background

Zenéy van der Walt was born on 22 May 2000.[2]

She started practising athletics around the age of six.[3][4]

As of 2022, she was studying education at the University of Pretoria.[3][4]

Personal bests

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[2]

Type Event Time Venue Date Notes
Outdoor 200 metres 23.84 Celle Ligure, Italy 19 July 2023 (Wind: +0.5 m/s)
300 metres 36.62 Pretoria, South Africa 18 February 2023
400 metres 50.81 Pretoria, South Africa 12 April 2023
100 metres hurdles 14.05 Pretoria, South Africa 4 March 2023 (Wind: +0.7 m/s)
400 metres hurdles 54.47 Birmingham, United Kingdom 6 August 2022

International competitions

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[2]

Representing  South Africa
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2017 World U18 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 400 m hurdles 58.23
2018 World U20 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st 400 m hurdles 55.34
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 2nd 400 m hurdles 55.73
7th 4 × 400 m relay 3:35.97
African Games Rabat, Morocco 4th 400 m hurdles 57.67
5th 4 × 400 m relay 3:41.17
World Championships Doha, Qatar 31st (h) 400 m hurdles 57.11
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st 400 m hurdles 56.00
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:29.34
World Championships Eugene, United States 16th (sf) 400 m hurdles 54.81
14th (h) 4 × 400 m relay 3:46.68
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 3rd 400 m hurdles 54.47
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 21st (sf) 400 m 51.54
21st (sf) 400 m hurdles 55.49

References
  1. "Van der Walt wins silver in 400m-hurdles at the World Student Games". supersport.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. "Zenéy van der Walt", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. "Reaching New Heights", JAN Online, 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. Rudene Hare, "Zenéy van der Walt: “I Am Very Grateful for the Bronze Medal”", Gsport, 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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