Zenéy Geldenhuys (née van der Walt; born 22 May 2000) is a South African athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2022 African Champion, and in the 400 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2022 African Champion with the South African women's team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Zenéy van der Walt |
| Born | 22 May 2000 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 400 m, 400 m hurdles, 4×400 m relay |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
She also won gold medals at the 2017 World U18 Championships and the 2018 World U20 Championships. In 2019, she won a silver medal at the Universiade.[1]
Early life and background
editZenéy van der Walt was born on 22 May 2000 in Pretoria, South Africa.[2]
She started practising athletics around the age of six.[3][4]
As of 2022, she was studying education at the University of Pretoria.[3][4]
Personal bests
editInformation from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]
Individual events
edit| Type | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 200 metres | 23.84 | Celle Ligure, Italy | 19 July 2023 | (Wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 300 metres | 36.62 | Pretoria, South Africa | 18 February 2023 | ||
| 400 metres | 50.81 | Pretoria, South Africa | 12 April 2023 | ||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.05 | Pretoria, South Africa | 4 March 2023 | (Wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | 54.47 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 6 August 2022 |
Season's bests
edit| Year | 200 m | 400 m | 400 m hurdles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | — | 55.67 | — |
| 2016 | — | 55.10 | 59.31 |
| 2017 | 24.95 | 55.34 | 57.94 |
| 2018 | 24.55 | — | 55.05 |
| 2019 | 25.27 | 52.89 | 55.73 |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 23.93 | 52.94 | 55.89 |
| 2022 | 24.03 | 51.90 | 54.47 |
| 2023 | 23.84 | 50.82 | 54.82 |
| 2024 | 23.34 | 51.71 | 54.72 |
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)
Team events
edit| Type | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 4 x 400 metres relay women | 3:29.34 | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | 12 June 2022 | Teamed with Miranda Coetzee, Taylon Bieldt, and Precious Molepo.[6] |
International competitions
editInformation from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.23 | |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.34 | |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.73 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.97 | ||||
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 57.67 | ||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.17 | ||||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.11 | ||
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.00 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.34 | ||||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.81 | ||
| 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:46.68 | ||||
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 54.47 | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 51.54 | |
| 21st (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.49 | ||||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 53.90 |
References
edit- ^ "Van der Walt wins silver in 400m-hurdles at the World Student Games". supersport.com. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ "Zenéy van der Walt", Eurosport, 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b "Reaching New Heights", JAN Online, 1 September 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b Rudene Hare, "Zenéy van der Walt: “I Am Very Grateful for the Bronze Medal”", Gsport, 18 August 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Zenéy van der Walt", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "African Athletics Championships Women's 4x400m", World Athletics. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
