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Wayde van Niekerk

1992 - Today

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Wayde van Niekerk (South African English: , Afrikaans: [fan niˈkɛrk]; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the record in the Olympic finals. Van Niekerk was the silver medallist in the 400m at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and took silver in the 4×400 metres relay at the 2013 Summer Universiade. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wayde van Niekerk has received more than 2,128,516 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Wayde van Niekerk is the 1,920th most popular athlete (down from 1,160th in 2019), the 222nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 1,920 out of 3,059. Before him are Lukas Hofer, Dudley Storey, Anthea Stewart, Galina Malchugina, Andreas Thorkildsen, and Zola Budd. After him are Zersenay Tadese, George Woods, Tatyana Providokhina, Scott Moir, Sabine John, and Robertas Žulpa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 200. Before him are Alireza Beiranvand, Mercedes Lambre, Viktor Claesson, Gregg Sulkin, Jain, and Nina Agdal. After him are Emiliano Martínez, Mathew Ryan, Nampalys Mendy, Edy Tavares, Daði Freyr, and Daniel Schmidt.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 222 out of 374. Before him are Tosca Musk (1974), Brenda Fassie (1964), Moira Lister (1923), Kumi Naidoo (1965), Sasha Pieterse (1996), and Zola Budd (1966). After him are Johnny Flynn (1983), Basil van Rooyen (1939), Hans Vonk (1970), Liezel Huber (1976), Kevin Shirley (1960), and Trevor Noah (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Wayde van Niekerk ranks 13. Before him are Caster Semenya (1991), Christian Gitsham (1888), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Clarence Walker (1898), Lillian Board (1948), and Zola Budd (1966). After him are Josia Thugwane (1971), Frantz Kruger (1975), Kelsey-Lee Barber (1991), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Elana Meyer (1966), and Hestrie Cloete (1978).

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