Johannes Maritz

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Johannes Maritz
Personal information
Born (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 32)
Windhoek, Namibia [1]
Education North-West University
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryNamibia
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres hurdles

Johannes Gerhardus Maritz (born 20 December 1990) is a Namibian hurdler. [3] He competed in the 400 metres hurdles event at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing without qualifying for the semifinals. His personal best in the 400 metres hurdles is 50.14 set in Potchefstroom in 2015.

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Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
2009 African Junior Championships Bambous, Mauritius 3rd110 m hurdles (99 cm)14.73
3rd400 m hurdles52.61
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 23rd (h)400 m hurdles 51.94
13th (h)4 × 100 m relay 41.51
2013 Universiade Kazan, Russia 16th (h)400 m hurdles 52.18
2014 African Championships Marrakech, Morocco 5th400 m hurdles 50.38
2015 World Championships Beijing, China 37th (h)400 m hurdles 51.10
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 10th (h)400 m hurdles 51.20
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 8th (h)400 m hurdles 51.24
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 11th (sf)400 m hurdles 50.59
2018 Commonwealth Games Gold Coast, Australia 13th (h)400 m hurdles 50.41
African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 10th (h)400 m hurdles 51.60
9th (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:11.53

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References

  1. "2018 CWG bio" . Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. 2013 Universiade profile
  3. "Johannes Maritz". IAAF. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.