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LJ VAN ZYL

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Country

South Africa

Born

20 JUL 1985 (40y YRS)

2x

Diamond League Meeting Winner

Performance

Personal Best

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Men's 400 Metres Hurdles 47.66 Pretoria (RSA) 25 FEB 2011
Men's 400 Metres Hurdles 47.66 Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE) 31 MAY 2011

All Diamond League Performances

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Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
49.49 - 3. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 05 MAY 2017 1155
49.35 - 2. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 13 MAY 2017 1162
49.89 - 7. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 15 JUN 2017 1135
51.42 - 8. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 18 JUN 2017 1060
50.04 - 7. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 06 JUL 2017 1128
49.92 - 7. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 24 AUG 2017 1134
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
49.13 - 4. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 14 MAY 2016 1173
50.21 - 4. Olympiastadion, Stockholm (SWE) 16 JUN 2016 1119
48.92 - 4. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 23 JUL 2016 1184
48.80 - 3. Letzigrund, Zürich (SUI) 01 SEP 2016 1190
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
49.52 - 6. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 15 MAY 2015 1154
48.78 - 2. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 13 JUN 2015 1191
48.92 - 2. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 09 JUL 2015 1184
48.88 - 5. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 17 JUL 2015 1186
49.27 - 2. Olympic Stadium, London (GBR) 25 JUL 2015 1166
49.86 - 6. Boudewijnstadion, Bruxelles (BEL) 11 SEP 2015 1137
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
48.97 - 4. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 18 MAY 2014 1182
49.37 - 5. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 14 JUN 2014 1161
49.23 - 5. Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne (SUI) 03 JUL 2014 1168
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
50.74 - 6. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 10 MAY 2013 1093
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
50.38 - 5. Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai (CHN) 19 MAY 2012 1111
50.33 - 8. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 31 MAY 2012 1114
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
48.11 - 1. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 06 MAY 2011 1226
47.91 - 1. Stadio Olimpico, Roma (ITA) 26 MAY 2011 1236
49.09 - 4. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 11 JUN 2011 1176
48.72 - 4. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2011 1194
Result Wind Pl. Venue Date R.S.
49.59 - 3. Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha (QAT) 14 MAY 2010 1150
49.50 - 5. Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 04 JUN 2010 1155
49.79 - 7. Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) 12 JUN 2010 1140
49.58 - 6. Stade Louis II, Monaco (MON) 22 JUL 2010 1151
50.64 - 8. Crystal Palace, London (GBR) 13 AUG 2010 1098

Honours

1x World Championships silver medallist
1x World Championships bronze medallist
2x In top 8 at Olympic Games
1x In top 8 at World Championships
1x All-African Games winner
3x African champion
1x African Championships bronze medallist
2x Diamond League meeting winner
2x In top 8 at African Championships