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A seven-time national champion, she set her personal best of 4.42 metres in June 2000
A seven-time national champion, she set her personal best of 4.42 metres in June 2000
at a meet in [[Wesel]]. This is the current [[African records in athletics|African record]].
at a meet in [[Wesel]]. This is the current [[African records in athletics|African record]].

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable}}
|-
!colspan="5"|Representing {{RSA}}
|-
|1998
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]
|[[Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – Women's pole vault|4.15 m]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|10th
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault|4.25 m]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
|[[Johannesburg, South Africa]]
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|[[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games – Women's pole vault|3.60 m]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|7th (q)
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's pole vault|4.30 m]]<ref>No mark in the final</ref>
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of South Africa]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of South Africa]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Cape Town]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Cape Town]]
[[Category:Female pole vaulters]]
[[Category:Female pole vaulters]]

Revision as of 10:26, 13 July 2014

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, 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 the current African record.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Südafrika
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

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  1. ^ No mark in the final