André Olivier

André Olivier

Olivier at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships.
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	29 December 1989 Pietermaritzburg
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
Sport	Running
Event(s)	Middle distances
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	800 m: 1:44.29 (Monaco 2012) 1500 m: 3:39.40 (Durban 2009)
Medal record Men's athletics Competitor for  South Africa Summer Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 4×400 m relay World Junior Championships 2008 Bydgoszcz 800 m African Championships 2012 Porto Novo 800 m Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow 800 m

André Olivier (born 29 December 1989) is a South African middle distance runner.

He won a bronze medal in the 800m race at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, behind winner Nigel Amos of Botswana and David Rudisha (Olympic champion and world record holder) of Kenya.

Olivier won a bronze medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz, Poland.^[2]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  South Africa
2007	African Junior Championships	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	4th	800 m	1:48.52
2008	World Junior Championships	Bydgoszcz, Poland	3rd	800m	1:47.57
			17th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:12.09
2011	Universiade	Shenzhen, China	5th (sf)	800 m	1:47.48
			3rd	4 × 400 m relay	3:05.61
2012	African Championships	Porto Novo, Benin	3rd	800 m	1:45.09
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	13th (sf)	800 m	1:45.44
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	4th	800 m	1:47.31
	Commonwealth Games	Glasgow, United Kingdom	3rd	800 m	1:46.03

References

1. Sports-Reference profile
2. No gold, but SA athletes still shine in Poland

External links

• André Olivier profile at IAAF