Alwyn Myburgh (born 13 October 1980 in Vanderbijlpark) is a South African hurdler.
His personal best time is 48.09 seconds, achieved at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
1999 | African Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 51.03 |
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.01 | |||
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.25 |
7th (sf) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.25 | |||
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.34 |
10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.70 | |||
Universiade | Beijing, China | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 48.09 (PB) | |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 13th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 48.98 |
10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.05 | |||
2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 7th | 400 m hurdles | 49.07 |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 48.23 |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 49.88 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.65 | |||
World Athletics Final | Stuttgart, Germany | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 49.47 | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 48.91 |
8th | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF | |||
World Championships | Osaka, Japan | – | 400 m hurdles | DNF | |
2008 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 10th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 49.16 |
9th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.26 |
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