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'''Elmarie Gerryts''' (born 25 August 1972 in [[Cape Town]]) is a retired [[pole vault]]er from [[South Africa]]. |
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She finished tenth at the [[1999 World Championships in Athletics - Women's pole vault|1999 World Championships]] and won the silver medal at the [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|1999 All-Africa Games]]. She represented her native country at the [[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault|2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]], Australia, where she reached the final but had no valid jumps. |
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[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)|Gerryts, Elmarie]] |
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A seven-time national champion, she set her personal best of 4.42 metres in June 2000 |
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at a meet in [[Wesel]]. This is (as of 2023) still the [[African records in athletics|African record]]. |
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==Competition record== |
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!colspan="5"|Representing {{RSA}} |
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|1997 |
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|[[Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade|Universiade]] |
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|[[Catania, Italy]] |
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|7th |
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|[[Athletics at the 1997 Summer Universiade – Women's pole vault|4.00 m]] |
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|1998 |
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|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] |
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|[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]] |
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|bgcolor=silver|2nd |
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|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's pole vault|4.15 m]] |
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|rowspan=2|1999 |
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|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]] |
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|[[Seville, Spain]] |
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|10th |
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|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault|4.25 m]] |
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|[[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]] |
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|[[Johannesburg, South Africa]] |
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|bgcolor=silver|2nd |
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|[[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's pole vault|3.60 m]] |
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|2000 |
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|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |
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|[[Sydney]], Australia |
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|7th (q) |
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|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault|4.30 m]]<ref>No mark in the final</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*{{World Athletics}} |
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*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/elmarie-gerryts-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031154/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ge/elmarie-gerryts-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Elmarie Gerryts}} |
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]] |
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics]] |
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[[Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa]] |
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[[Category:African Games silver medalists for South Africa]] |
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[[Category:African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]] |
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 7 November 2023
Elmarie Gerryts (born 25 August 1972 in Cape Town) is a retired pole vaulter from South Africa.
She finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she reached the final but had no valid jumps.
A seven-time national champion, she set her personal best of 4.42 metres in June 2000 at a meet in Wesel. This is (as of 2023) still the African record.
Competition record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Südafrika
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| 1997 | Universiade | Catania, Italy | 7th | 4.00 m |
| 1998 | Commonwealth Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 2nd | 4.15 m |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 10th | 4.25 m |
| All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 2nd | 3.60 m | |
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 7th (q) | 4.30 m[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ No mark in the final
External links
[edit]- Elmarie Gerryts at World Athletics
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Elmarie Gerryts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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