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Irvette van Zyl

1987 - Today

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Irvette van Zyl (born 5 July 1987) is a South African long-distance runner and women's 50km ultramarathon world record holder. She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race. She has twice participated in the London Marathon and set her previous best time of 2:31:26 hours there in 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Irvette van Zyl has received more than 31,227 page views. Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irvette van Zyl is the 6,025th most popular athlete, the 455th most popular biography from South Africa and the 41st most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Irvette van Zyl ranks 6,025 out of 6,025Before her are Tynita Butts-Townsend, Krzysztof Majerczak, Alena Furman, Paula Leitón, Thomas Glover, and Ahmed Ayash. After her are Teddy Vlock, Mahla Momenzadeh, Savannah Fitzpatrick, Matheus Gonche, Xu Lei, and Vincent Luis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Irvette van Zyl ranks 1,699Before her are Trinidad James, Keri-anne Payne, Chris Cohen, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Ishmael Miller, and Shinji Kaneko. After her are Zhang Xinjun, Marcela Joglová, Laura Coles, Romana Maláčová, Sarah Hawe, and Celestine Masinde.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Irvette van Zyl ranks 528 out of 454Before her are Duné Coetzee (2002), Tyler Christianson (2001), Al-Hussein Gambour (1989), Zoya Kravchenko (1999), Michelle Weber (1996), and Jean van der Westhuyzen (1998). After her are Alan Hatherly (1996), Chris Dry (1988), Onthatile Zulu (2000), Martin Binedell (1995), Jason Evezard (1997), and Stephen Mokoka (1985).

Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Irvette van Zyl ranks 134Before her are Cecilia Jonsson (1990), Sulette Damons (1989), Péter Nagy (null), Chris Wood (null), Ahmed Ayash (1994), and Wenda Nel (null).