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) is a South African hurdler. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.

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, Tunisia3rd110 m hurdles14.23
1st4 × 100 m relay40.60
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China24th (h)110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.25 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia2nd110 m hurdles 13.66
World Championships Berlin, Germany24th (h)110 m hurdles 13.67
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya8th110 m hurdles DNF
1st4 × 100 m relay 39.12
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea27th (h)110 m hurdles 13.86
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey7th60 m hurdles 7.69
African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin1st110 m hurdles 13.60
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom7th110 m hurdles 13.53