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South African sprinter (born 1976)

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Heide Seyerling (born 19 August 1976) is a former South African athlete, born in Port Elizabeth, specializing in the 200 and 400 metres. She twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2000 and 2004. At the 2000 Games she reached the 400 metres final finishing 6th with a new (and still standing now) national record of 50.05. She is married to former sprinter Mathew Quinn.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 100 m 11.69
1st 200 m 23.59
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.15
World Junior Championships Lisbon, Portugal 10th (sf) 100m 11.62 (wind: +0.8 m/s)
1st 200m 22.80 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)
2nd (h) 4 × 100 m relay 45.63
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden – 200 m DQ
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 3rd 200 m 22.89
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 200 m 23.07
1999 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 38th (h) 200 m 23.59
11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.35
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 5th (h) 200 m 23.31
7th 400 m 52.27
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th 400 m 50.05 (NR)
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th (sf) 400 m 50.87
2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 5th 400 m 52.87
African Championships Radès, Tunisia 6th (h) 400 m 53.81
2003 World Championships Paris, France 20th (sf) 400 m 51.89
All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 6th 400 m 52.45
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.44
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 5th 400 m 51.67
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.42
2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.12
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 37th (h) 200 m 23.66
2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 4th 400 m 53.26
1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.88

Personal bests

  • 100 m – 11.35 (-0.3) (Durban 1999)
  • 200 m – 22.63 (+1.8) (Durban 2001)
  • 400 m – 50.05 (Sydney 2000)

References

  1. Disqualified in the final.
  2. Did not start in the semifinals
  3. Did not start in the final.

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