Wayne Snyman

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Wayne Snyman
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Personal information
NationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1985-03-08) 8 March 1985 (age 39)
Welkom, South Africa
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
SpouseNadelene Snyman
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace Walk
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville 20 km walk
African Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Douala 20,000 m walk
Updated on 25 August 2016

Wayne Snyman (born 8 March 1985 in Welkom) [1] is a South African race walker. [2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 20 km walk. He finished in 58th place with a time of 1:29:20. [3] In 2019, he competed in the men's 20 kilometres walk at the 2019 World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar. [4] He finished in 38th place. [4]

He competed in the men's 20 km walk at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [5]

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References

  1. Profile at Sports-Reference.com
  2. "Wayne Snyman". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "Men's 20km Walk - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Men's 20 kilometres walk – Final" (PDF). 2019 World Athletics Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. "Athletics: SNYMAN Wayne". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.