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Henricho Bruintjies
South African sprinter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henricho Bruintjies (born 16 July 1993) is a South African sprinter. He broke the 10-second barrier with a run of 9.97 seconds in 2015. He has represented his country at the Summer Olympics, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. He is a silver medalist in the 100 metres in the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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![]() Bruintjies at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | (1993-07-16) July 16, 1993 (age 31) Paarl, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Morne Nagel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.97 (2015) 200 m: 20.62 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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