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