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| Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 April 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track and Field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | 100 metres hurdles | |||||||||||||||||
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Marione Fourie (born 30 April 2002) is a South African athlete who is the national record holder and a multiple-time national champion in the high hurdles.
She won her first South African national championship in the 100 metres hurdles in 2021. [1] In 2022, Fourie became national champion for the second time, [2] and won the bronze medal at the African Championships in the 100 metres hurdles. She became just the third South African woman of all time to run below 13 seconds for the event. [3] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Fourie ran 12.94 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals finishing behind Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper in her heat. [4]
In July 2023, she lowered her personal best to 12.55 whilst running in Switzerland to set a new national record. [5] She competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023, where she reached the semi-finals. She was named the South Africa Female Athlete of the Year. [6]
In April 2024, she won her fourth consecutive national title over 100 metres hurdles, in Pietermaritzburg. [7] In June 2024, she won silver in the 100 metres hurdles at the African Championships in Douala, Cameroon. [8] In July 2024, she lowered the South African national record to 12.49 seconds in Hengelo. [9]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  South Africa | |||||
| 2021 | World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 9th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.60 |
| 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.05 | |||
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 3rd | 100 m hurdles | 12.93 |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 19th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.93 | |
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 9th (h) | 100 m hurdles | 13.04 | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 15th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.89 |
| 2024 | African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 12.74 |
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 20th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 13.01 | |
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