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Wayde van Niekerk

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Wayde van Niekerk (South African English: , Afrikaans: [fan ˈnikærk]; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the record when he won the event at the 2016 Olympics. Van Niekerk was the silver medallist in the 400 m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2013 Summer Universiade. He also represented South Africa at the 2013 and 2015 Athletics World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wayde van Niekerk is the 2,961st most popular athlete (down from 2,189th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 212th in 2019) and the 17th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 2,961 out of 6,025. Before him are Andreas Tews, Ekaterini Thanou, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Nijel Amos, Kristina Mundt, and Artur Ayvazyan. After him are Brigitte Kraus, Robert Změlík, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Nikolaj Pešalov, Stoyanka Kurbatova, and Mihaela Melinte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 244. Before him are Kim Mi-soo, Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, Sanya Malhotra, Rudy Gobert, Gernot Trauner, and Joël Veltman. After him are Quentin Fillon Maillet, John Boyega, Jonathan Clauss, Keerthy Suresh, 21 Savage, and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 277 out of 454. Before him are Caster Semenya (1991), Aaron Mokoena (1980), Quinton Fortune (1977), Robbie Hunter (1977), Naledi Pandor (1953), and John Moshoeu (1965). After him are Es'kia Mphahlele (1919), AB de Villiers (1984), Sasha Pieterse (1996), Olaf Kölzig (1970), David Bateson (1960), and ZP Theart (1975).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 17. Before him are Clarence Walker (1898), Clarence Oldfield (1899), Lillian Board (1948), Stefan Mitrović (null), Leal (null), and Caster Semenya (1991). After him are Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Zola Budd (1966), Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Zhang Jian (null), and Elana Meyer (1966).

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