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'''Ruan de Vries''' (February 1, 1986-<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=D/athcode=196126/index.html IAAF]</ref>) is a hurdler from [[South Africa]]. In 2010 he competed at the [[2010 African Championships in Athletics|2010 African Championships]] in [[Nairobi]] and won the bronze medal in the 110 metre hurdles with a time of 13.98 seconds.
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'''Ruan de Vries''' (born 1 February 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/letter=D/athcode=196126/index.html |title=IAAF: Ruan de Vries {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2018-01-09}}</ref> is a hurdler from [[South Africa]]. In 2010 he competed at the [[2010 African Championships in Athletics|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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=9454&articleID=7243 |title=News and Events > University of Pretoria |accessdate=2011-06-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930140402/http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=9454&articleID=7243 |archivedate=30 September 2012}} TuksAthletics Retrieved 25 June 2011</ref>

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{RSA}}
|-
|2004
|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|[[Grosseto, Italy]]
|11th (sf)
|110 m hurdles
|[[2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.37]] <small>(-0.5&nbsp;m/s)</small>
|-
|rowspan=2|2005
|rowspan=2|[[African Junior Athletics Championships|African Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Radès, Tunisia]]
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|110 m hurdles
|14.12
|-
|bgcolor=gold|1st
|4 × 100 m relay
|40.60
|-
|rowspan=2|2006
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Melbourne, Australia]]
|14th (h)
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.14]]
|-
|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Bambous, Mauritius]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|110 m hurdles
|[[2006 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.05]]
|-
|2007
|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Algiers, Algeria]]
|7th
|110 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.05]]
|-
|2010
|[[2010 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Nairobi, Kenya]]
|bgcolor=cc9966|3rd
|110 m hurdles
|[[2010 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.98]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2012
|rowspan=2|[[2012 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Porto Novo, Benin]]
|10th (h)
|110 m hurdles
|[[2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.30]]
|-
|2nd (h)
|4 × 100 m relay
|[[2012 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.47]]
|-
|2014
|[[2014 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Marrakech]], Morocco
|4th
|110 m hurdles
|[[2014 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.82]]
|-
|2016
|[[2016 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Durban]], South Africa
|7th
|110 m hurdles
|[[2016 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.52]]
|-
|2018
|[[2018 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Asaba, Nigeria]]
|6th
|110 m hurdles
|[[2018 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|13.98]]
|-
|2019
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]
|[[Doha]], Qatar
|33rd (h)
|110 m hurdles
|[[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.07]]
|-
|2022
|[[2022 African Championships in Athletics|African Championships]]
|[[Port Louis, Mauritius]]
|9th (h)
|110 m hurdles
|[[2022 African Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles|14.22]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 22:26, 18 November 2024

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

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He studied at the University of Pretoria.[2]

Competition record

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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

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  1. ^ "IAAF: Ruan de Vries | Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "News and Events > University of Pretoria". Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011. TuksAthletics Retrieved 25 June 2011


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