Medal record | ||
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Women's canoe sprint | ||
Pan American Games | ||
2003 Santo Domingo | K-1 500 m | |
2003 Santo Domingo | K-2 500 m | |
2003 Santo Domingo | K-4 500 m |
Ruth Nortje (born 17 January 1967) is a South African-born, American canoe sprinter who competed from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s (decade). She won three medals for the United States at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.
Nortje also competed for South Africa in two Summer Olympics, earning her best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000.
Arthur Kenneth Nortje was a South African poet.
Eastern Province cricket team was the former team that represented the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa, alongside one-day matches. Eastern Province played first-class cricket from 1893–94 to 2004–05, when the team was merged with neighbouring team Border to form the entirely professional franchise the Warriors.
South Africa sent a team to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China and finished 6th on the medal table.
32 Battalion: The Inside Story of South Africa's Elite Fighting Unit is a book written by Piet Nortje. For his entire adult life he had been a soldier. Half of his military career he spent with 32 Battalion. During early 1993 he volunteered to compile the story of 32 Battalion. He was inspired to do this during informal discussions with two former 32 Battalion officers, Commandant Werner Sott, outgoing OC 7 SA Infantry Battalion, and his successor, Commandant Daan van der Merwe. They informed Nortje that someone else already approached to do so, but even though Nortje was advised to drop the idea, he started to collect as much information as possible on 32 Battalion.
Johannes "Jan" Nortje is a South African professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist and undefeated professional boxer who has fought for Strikeforce, DREAM, K-1, Inoki Genome Federation, PRIDE Fighting Championship and New Japan Pro-Wrestling.
Christoffel Nortje is a South African dentist who is emeritus professor of oral and maxillofacial radiology at the Department of Diagnostics and Radiology at the University of the Western Cape, Faculty of Dentistry in Cape Town, South Africa. He was in private practice prior to joining the Department of Diagnostics and Radiology at Stellenbosch University, where he headed the department until 2005.
Operation Southern Cross (1986) was a military operation by the South African Defence Force during the South African Border War and Angolan Civil War.
Christopher Henry Morris is a former South African professional cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Titans and played for South Africa national cricket team. On 11 January 2022, Chris Morris announced retirement from all forms of cricket.
Oshwill Nortjé is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons. His regular position is scrum-half.
Lieutenant General Deon Ferreira was a South African Army officer. He served as Chief of Joint Operations before his retirement.
Anrich Arno Nortje is a South African cricketer. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in March 2019. In July 2020, Nortje was named the newcomer of the year at Cricket South Africa's annual awards ceremony.
The Sri Lanka cricket team toured South Africa in February and March 2019 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI fixtures were part of both teams' preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Ruan Nortjé is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship, Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Blue Bulls XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is lock.
Obert Daniell Nortjé is a Namibian rugby union player for the Namibian national team and for the Welwitschias in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is hooker.
Nortjé or Nortje is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Elizma Nortje is a Namibian tennis coach and former professional player. She is the most successful Namibian woman to have played professionally and was the first to be ranked on the WTA Tour.
Ronald Brown is a South African rugby sevens player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham.
Quewin Nortje is a South African rugby union player for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is wing.
Antonie Matthys Nortje is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.