Wenda Nel

Wenda Nel (née Theron; born 30 July 1988) is a South African athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. She competed at the 2011 World Championships reaching the semifinals.

Her personal best in the event is 54.82 from 2014.[1]

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2005 World Youth Championships Marrakech, Morocco 17th (h) 200 m 24.33
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 45th (h) 100m 12.12 (wind: +0.6 m/s)
35th (h) 200m 24.74 (wind: -0.7 m/s)
17th (h) 4×100m relay 46.90
2007 African Junior Championships Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso 8th 100 m hurdles 15.73
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 9th (h) 400 m hurdles 57.89
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 7th 400 m hurdles 57.70
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 5th 400 m hurdles 56.76
5th 4x400 m relay 3:34.59
World Championships Daegu, South Korea 23rd (sf) 400 m hurdles 57.06
All-Africa Games Maputo, Mozambique 2nd 400 m hurdles 57.13
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 5th 400 m hurdles 57.06
4th 4x400 m relay 3:33.21
2014 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 5th (h) 400 m hurdles 56.38[2]
African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 1st 400 m hurdles 55.32
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 7th 400 m hurdles 54.94

References

  1. Wenda Nel profile at IAAF
  2. Disqualified in the final


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