South African hurdler
Ruan de Vries (born 1 February 1986)[1] is a hurdler from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in the 110-metre hurdles with a time of 13.98 seconds.
Education
He studied at the University of Pretoria.[2]
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing South Africa
|
2004
|
World Junior Championships
|
Grosseto, Italy
|
11th (sf)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.37 (-0.5 m/s)
|
2005
|
African Junior Championships
|
Radès, Tunisia
|
1st
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.12
|
1st
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
40.60
|
2006
|
Commonwealth Games
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
14th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.14
|
African Championships
|
Bambous, Mauritius
|
3rd
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.05
|
2007
|
All-Africa Games
|
Algiers, Algeria
|
7th
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.05
|
2010
|
African Championships
|
Nairobi, Kenya
|
3rd
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.98
|
2012
|
African Championships
|
Porto Novo, Benin
|
10th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.30
|
2nd (h)
|
4 × 100 m relay
|
39.47
|
2014
|
African Championships
|
Marrakech, Morocco
|
4th
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.82
|
2016
|
African Championships
|
Durban, South Africa
|
7th
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.52
|
2018
|
African Championships
|
Asaba, Nigeria
|
6th
|
110 m hurdles
|
13.98
|
2019
|
World Championships
|
Doha, Qatar
|
33rd (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.07
|
2022
|
African Championships
|
Port Louis, Mauritius
|
9th (h)
|
110 m hurdles
|
14.22
|
References