Lynique Beneke
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | 30 March 1991 |
Education | University of Johannesburg |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Long jump |
Coached by | Emmarie Fouche |
Lynique Prinsloo (born 30 March 1991) is a South African athlete specialising in the long jump.[1] She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships without qualifying for the final.
Her personal best in the event is 6.81 metres (-1.2 m/s) set in Stellenbosch in 2013.
She is engaged to a South African hurdler, PC Beneke.[2]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | |||||
2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 3rd | Long jump | 6.22 m |
2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 27th (q) | Long jump | 6.17 m |
2016 | African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 5th | Long jump | 6.13 m |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 5th | Long jump | 6.20 m |
Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 33rd (q) | Long jump | 6.10 m | |
2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th | Long jump | 6.21 m |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.63 s |
3rd | Long jump | 6.38 m |
References
- ^ Lynique Beneke at World Athletics
- ^ "Longjumper Lynique lays down her marker for Rio 2016 | TeamSA". TeamSA. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Categories:
- 1991 births
- Living people
- South African female long jumpers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for South Africa
- University of Johannesburg alumni
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- South African athletics biography stubs