Personal information | |
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Full name | Pieter Christiaan Beneke |
Born | 18 July 1990 |
Education | University of Pretoria |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] |
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
Pieter Christiaan "PC" Beneke (born 18 July 1990) is a South African athlete specialising in the 400 metres hurdles. [2] He represented his country at the 2013 World Championships without reaching the semifinals.
His personal best in the event is 49.18 seconds set in Stellenbosch in 2013. [3]
He is married to a South African long jumper, Lynique Prinsloo.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2007 | World Youth Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 8th | 400 m hurdles (84 cm) | 51.93 |
2008 | World Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 5th | 400 m hurdles | 50.78 |
17th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:12.09 | |||
2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 12th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 50.82 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:05.61 | |||
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 11th (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.87 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:04.01 | |||
2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 8th | 400 m hurdles | 50.51 |
3rd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:06.19 | |||
World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 51.14 |
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