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Athletics Sprint hurdles

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South Africa
Career 1924 - 2018
Best year 1928
Total points 67
Best results 1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#12
10-year rank
#21

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

YearContestDisciplineCategoryPositionPointsName
2018 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Antonio Alkana
2016 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Antonio Alkana
2015 African Games 110m hurdles Men 1 2 Antonio Alkana
2012 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Lehann Fourie
2008 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Hennie Kotze
2002 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Shaun Bownes
2002 Commonwealth Games 110m hurdles Men 1 3 Shaun Bownes
2001 World Indoor Championships 60m hurdles Men 3 2 Shaun Bownes
1998 Commonwealth Games 110m hurdles Men 3 1 Shaun Bownes
1998 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Shaun Bownes
1993 African Championships 110m hurdles Men 1 1 Kobus Schoeman
1958 Commonwealth Games 120 yards hurdles Men 2 2 Jacobus Swart
1950 Commonwealth Games 120 yards hurdles Men 3 1 Tom Lavery
1938 Commonwealth Games 120 yards hurdles Men 1 3 Tom Lavery
1930 Commonwealth Games 120 yards hurdles Men 2 2 Howard Davies
1928 Olympic Games 110m hurdles Men 1 24 Sid Atkinson
1928 World record - improvement 110m hurdles Men 1 8 George Weightman-Smith
1924 Olympic Games 110m hurdles Men 2 12 Sid Atkinson
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