Wayde Van niekerk
South Africa

Wayde van Niekerk is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 meters. He is the current world record holder in the 400 meters, having set a time of 43.03 seconds at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where he won the gold medal. Van Niekerk has also earned medals at various World Championships, making him one of the most accomplished 400m runners in history.
Olympic Medals
World Championship Medals
Personal Bests
60 Metres
6.62
11/10/2020
300 Metres
30.81
6/28/2017
100 Metres
9.94
6/20/2017
200 Metres
19.84
6/10/2017
400 Metres
The XXXI Olympic Games
43.03
8/14/2016
Major Championships
The XXXI Olympic Games - 400 Metres
43.03
IAAF World Championships in Athletics - 400 Metres
43.98
IAAF World Championships - 400 Metres
43.48
IAAF World Championships in Athletics - 200 Metres
20.11
Recent Mentions

Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber break down all of the sprints races taking place at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest from Aug. 19-27.
Here’s the full broadcast schedule and how to watch. | A full schedule of events in Eastern Time can be found here.
Here are the biggest questions around each respective event:
Women’s 100m: The best event of the world championships?
Men’s 100m: How healthy is Fred Kerley? Could Marcell Jacobs steal it again? Wide open?
Women’s 200m: Shericka Jackson vs. Gabby Thomas will surely be epic
Men’s 200m: How fast will Noah Lyles go? World record?
Men’s 400m: Who has the better comeback story: Steven Gardiner or Wayde Van Niekerk? Or Michael Norman?
Women’s 400m: Now that Sydney is out, is this Marileidy Paulino’s to lose?
Women’s 400m Hurdles: Femke Bol’s golden moment awaits
Men’s 400m Hurdles: Karsten Warholm and Rai Benjamin Round II
Women’s 100m Hurdles: What will the AIU decide on Tobi Amusan and what’s that mean for everyone else?
Men’s 100m Hurdles: Grant Holloway goes for the threepeat
CITIUS MAG’s Coverage
CITIUS MAG LIVE AT WORLDS: Our hit show from last year is back! The way we described it was “think of the TODAY Show but for track and field die-hard fans” and it delivered, featuring interviews with Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Rai Benjamin, Michael Johnson, Seb Coe, Hellen Obiri, Malcolm Gladwell and many more notable friends. And this time around should be no different – every day of the World Championships, we will be inviting athletes, coaches and fellow media personalities to sit back and chat with Chris Chavez and Kyle Merber.
CHAMPS CHATS ON THE CITIUS MAG PODCAST DAILY: The CITIUS MAG team of Chris, Kyle, David McCarthy, Jasmine Todd and Katelyn Hutchison will unpack all of the day’s biggest surprises and offer up their insights and analysis from being at the new National Athletics Centre and interviewing athletes each day. The podcast recording will be streamed on YouTube at the end of every day and will be also available on The CITIUS MAG Podcast feed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to shows.
MORNING RUNS: If you’re in Budapest, there will be two chances to catch some miles with the CITIUS MAG team in partnership with ASICS: one on Aug. 21 and another on Aug. 24. We’ll have giveaways, coffee and treats for people who are in town. The runs will start at 8 a.m. from ASICS House at Erzsébet tér, 1051 Budapest.
DAILY CITIUS MAG NEWSLETTER: David Melly will recap all of the biggest moments, highlighting his must-watch athletes and events for each day while also pulling together some of our best content, photos and social moments that the CITIUS MAG team captures. You can sign up for the newsletter here.
CITIUS MAG's coverage of the 2023 World Athletics Championships is powered by ASICS.

Gina Lückenkemper: Training, Wettkampf und die Bedeutung des Teams
Gina Lückenkemper ist nach langer Zeit wieder zu Gast im Mainathlet Leichtathletik Podcast. Sie war drei Monate in Florida und ist nun wieder zu Hause in Bamberg und schon voll in die Freiluftsaison eingestiegen.
Im Interview spricht Gina über ihre Trainingsgruppe in Florida und die gegenseitige Unterstützung im Team. Neben ihr trainieren Noah Lyles, Josephus Lylyes, Jereem Richards, Wade van Niekerk, Noah Williams, Celera Barnes, Murielle Ahouré-Demps, Angie Annélus und Kendal Williams. Die Gruppe arbeitet eng zusammen und unterstützt sich gegenseitig.
Sie erwähnt, wie Noah Lyles ihr geholfen hat, ihre Lauftechnik zu verbessern, indem er ihr das Gefühl für die Bewegung in dieser speziellen Technik vermittelt hat.
Wir sprechen auch über ihre Zusammenarbeit mit Ralph Mann, der ihr am Start geholfen hat.
Und natürlich sprechen wir auch über den größten Moment für Gina 2022: das 100-Meter-Finale in München. Vor dem Finale hatte sie Probleme mit dem Oberschenkelmuskel und wusste nicht, ob sie überhaupt antreten kann. Ihr Trainer half ihr, sich auf die Technik zu konzentrieren und machte mit ihr vor dem Finale ein Techniktraining. Es funktionierte und der Rest ist Geschichte.
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