Rene van der Merwe

Rene van der Merwe
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bambous High jump

Rene van der Merwe (born 15 June 1986) is a South African female high jumper. She was the gold medallist at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, extending her country's success in the event from Hestrie Cloete.[1] She went on to compete for Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. The following year, she was fourth at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2]

She also represented her country at the 2009 Summer Universiade,[3] where she set her personal best height of 1.85 m (6 ft 3⁄4 in).[4]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st High jump 1.84 m
IAAF World Cup Athens, Greece 7th High jump 1.83 m
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 4th High jump 1.83 m
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 11th High jump 1.85 m

References

  1. ^ South Africans steal the show - African Championships report - Day Four. IAAF (2006-08-13). Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
  2. ^ 2007 All-Africa Games, July 18-22, Algiers. Africa Athle. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
  3. ^ Rene van der Merwe. UB2009. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.
  4. ^ Rene van der Merwe. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-07.