Caroline Wöstmann

Caroline Wöstmann
Born	January 18, 1983 Johannesburg, South Africa
Nationality	South Africa
Occupation	Chartered Accountant Senior Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand
Known for	Winner of Comrades Marathon 2015 Winner of Two Oceans Marathon 2015
Spouse(s)	Haiko Wöstmann
Children	2

Intro

Caroline Wöstmann (born on 18 January 1983 in Johannesburg) is a South African marathon and ultra-marathon athlete. She is well known for making history for winning both the Two Oceans- and 90th Comrades marathon in the same year.

Early life and education

Caroline matriculated in 2001 and married Haiko Wöstmann. They have two daughters, Gabriella and Isabell. She is also an accounting management and finance lecturer at Wits School of Accounting.

Comrades Marathon

Wöstmann began her running career (2009) after the birth of her second child. She required a workout that could fit into her family life and busy professional career.

Professionals took note of her when she positioned 15th place in only her third Comrades with a silver medal at the 2012 Comrades Marathon. Thereafter, she joined the Nedbank Running Club and trained at the University of Pretorias’ High Performance Centre. Lindsey Parry coached her and Candice Attree helped her to stay focused on core- and strength training.

During 2014 Wöstmann placed 6th in her fourth attempt at the Comrades. After winning the Two Oceans Marathon earlier in 2015, she became the first South African woman, in 14 years, to win the prestigious Comrades Marathon. Wöstmann is the second South African woman, after Frith van der Merwe (1989) to win both the Two Oceans Marathon and Comrades Marathon in the same year.^{[1][2][3] [4]}

Two Oceans Marathon

Caroline Wöstmann won the 2015 Two Oceans Marathon on only her second attempt.

Honors

After consistent improvement of her personal best times she was named the Athletics Gauteng North’s Female Athlete of 2014.

Running career

Notable past running performances:

Year	Race	Time	Distance	Position
2016[5]	Two Oceans Marathon	03:44:44	56 km	1
2015[6]	Comrades Marathon	06:12:22	87.72 km	1
2015[7]	Two Oceans Marathon	03:41:24	56 km	1
2015[8]	McCarthy Volkswagen/Audi Love Run	01:20:50	21.1 km	1
2015[8]	Sarens Edenvale	03:03:12	42.2 km	1
2014[8]	Aspen Port Elizabeth City	02:44:57	42.2 km	1
2014[9]	Comrades Marathon	06:51:43	89.28 km	6
2014[8]	Old Mutual Om die Dam	03:48:51	50 km	3
2013[8]	Old Mutual Om die Dam	03:41:44	50 km	4
2012[9]	Comrades Marathon	07:16:48	89.28 km	15
2011[9]	Comrades Marathon	08:33:29	89.96 km	68
2009[9]	Comrades Marathon	09:17:39	89.3 km	205

References

1. "Caroline Worstman wins Two Oceans Marathon". Pretoria East Rekord. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
2. "Remember the Name!". Modern Athlete Rekord. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
3. "Caroline Wostmann het nie geweet hoe groot Twee Oseane-wentjek is". Nertwerk24. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
4. "Wostmann Completes SA Comrades Double". Sport24. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
5. "Two Oceans Marathon 2016 results". Two Oceans marathon. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
6. "Comrades Marathon 2015 results". Ultimate Live. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
7. "Two Oceans marathon results". Two Oceans marathon. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
8. "Performance history: Caroline Worstman". Association of road racing statisticians. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
9. "Comrades Marathon runner history: Caroline Wöstmann". Ultimate Live. Retrieved 2015-06-02.