Ruan de Vries (born 1 February 1986) [1] is a hurdler from South Africa. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in Nairobi and won the bronze medal in the 110-metre hurdles with a time of 13.98 seconds.
He studied at the University of Pretoria. [2]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 11th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 14.37 (-0.5 m/s) |
2005 | African Junior Championships | Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 14.12 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.60 | |||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 14th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.14 |
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 14.05 | |
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 7th | 110 m hurdles | 14.05 |
2010 | African Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.98 |
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 10th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.30 |
2nd (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.47 | |||
2014 | African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | 4th | 110 m hurdles | 13.82 |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 7th | 110 m hurdles | 14.52 |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.98 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 33rd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.07 |
2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 9th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.22 |
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