Louis Jacob Van Zyl - Achievements

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary 3rd Medley relay 1:51.35
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 1st 400 m h 48.89 (CR)
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 4th 400 m h 49.06
3rd 4×400 m relay 3:04.50 (AJR)
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 6th 400 m h 48.54
13th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:04.64
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd 400 m h
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 1st 400 m h 48.05 (CR)
2nd 4×400 m relay 3:01.84
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 1st 400 m h 49.43
World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany 2nd 400 m h 48.08
World Cup Athens, Greece 2nd 400 m h
2007 All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st 400 m h 48.74
– 4×400 m relay DNF
World Championships Osaka, Japan 23rd (h) 400 m h 49.71
2008 African Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 400 m h 48.91
1st 4×400 m relay 3:03.58
Olympic Games Beijing, China 5th 400 m h 48.32
9th (h) 4×400 m relay 3:01.26
2009 World Championships Berlin, Germany 9th (sf) 400 m h 48.80
14th (h) 4×100 m relay 39.71
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 1st 400 m h 48.51
Commonwealth Games Delhi, India 2nd 400 m h 48.63
Continental Cup Split, Croatia 5th 400 m h
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 3rd 400 m h 48.80
2nd 4×400 m relay 2:59.87
2012 African Championships Porto Novo, Benin 8th 400 m h DNF
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 400 m h 50.31
8th 4×400 m relay 3:03.46

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