Hannah van Niekerk

Hannah van Niekerk

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	400m hurdles
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	400m: 52.72 (Gaborone, 2025) 400 mH: 56.16 (Bochum, 2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  South Africa World U20 Championships 2024 Lima 400 m hurdles

Hannah van Niekerk (born 28 January 2005) is a South African hurdler. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 400 metres hurdles. ^[1]

Early life

From Boksburg, she attended Afrikaans Hoër Meisieskool in Pretoria as well as the University of Pretoria. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Racing in Belgium in June 2024, she lowered her personal best for the 400 metres hurdles to 58.21 seconds. ^[4]

She won bronze in the 400m hurdles at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru in August 2024. ^{[5] [6]} At the games she lowered her personal net to 56.98 seconds. ^[7]

On 12 April 2025, she ran her personal best of 52.72 seconds in the 400m at the FNB Botswana Golden Grand Prix in Gaborone, Botswana. She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay in May 2025 as the South African team placed fifth in the final. ^[8] She ran her personal best of 56.16 seconds in the 400m hurdles, winning her semi-final at the 2025 Summer World University Games in Bochum, Germany, before placing seventh overall. ^[9]

She was selected for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, where she ran in the women's x 400 metres relay. ^[10]

References

1. "Hannah Van Niekerk". World Athletics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. ""Garden fit" Hannah has her sights on the Olympics". Writeminds. April 5, 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. "TUKS TAKES THE TITLE AT USSA TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPS IN STELLENBOSCH". gsport.co.za. April 7, 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
4. "SA athletes perform overseas". netwerk24.com. 18 Jun 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
5. "Reid anchors Jamaica to 4x100m title to secure golden double in Lima". World Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
6. "Topic and Tumba triumph on the final day of the World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
7. "Hannah and 4x400m relay team land two medals on final day of champs". timeslive.co.za. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
8. "Mixed 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
9. "FISU World University Games". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
10. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 20 Sep 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.