Lynique Beneke (née Prinsloo; born 30 March 1991) is a South African athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships.
![]() Lynique Prinsloo at the 2013 World Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 30 March 1991 |
Bildung | University of Johannesburg |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
Coached by | Emmarie Fouche |
Her personal best in the event is 6.81 metres (-1.2 m/s) set in Stellenbosch in 2013.
International competitions
editYear | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Südafrika | |||||
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Long jump | 6.22 m |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 27th (q) | Long jump | 6.17 m |
2016 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 5th | Long jump | 6.13 m |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 5th | Long jump | 6.20 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (q) | Long jump | 6.10 m | |
2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th | Long jump | 6.21 m |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.63 s |
3rd | Long jump | 6.38 m | |||
2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 4th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.54 s |
3rd | Long jump | 6.30 m |
References
edit- ^ Lynique Beneke at World Athletics
- ^ "Longjumper Lynique lays down her marker for Rio 2016 | TeamSA". TeamSA. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.