Lehann Fourie

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Lehann Fourie
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Men's athletics
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Porto Novo 110 m hurdles

Lehann Fourie (born 16 February 1987 in Heidelberg, Gauteng) is a South African hurdler. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK.

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), in Pretoria. He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2010.

His personal best of 13.24s in the 110-metre hurdles is the current African record.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2005 African Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia 3rd110 m hurdles14.23
1st4 × 100 m relay40.60
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 24th (h)110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.25 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd110 m hurdles 13.66
World Championships Berlin, Germany 24th (h)110 m hurdles 13.67
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 8th110 m hurdles DNF
1st4 × 100 m relay 39.12
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 27th (h)110 m hurdles 13.86
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th60 m hurdles 7.69
African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 1st110 m hurdles 13.60
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom7th110 m hurdles 13.53


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