Rikenette Steenkamp
Rikenette Steenkamp 
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| birthday | 16th October 1992 (age 27) | |||||||||
| place of birth | South Africa | |||||||||
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| discipline | 100 meter hurdles | |||||||||
| Best performance | 12.81 s 
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| Trainer | Hennie Kriel | |||||||||
| status | active | |||||||||
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| last change: June 15, 2019 | ||||||||||
Rikenette Steenkamp (born October 16, 1992 ) is a South African hurdler who specializes in the 100 meter distance .
Athletic career
Rikenette Steenkamp gained her first international experience at the Youth World Championships 2009 in Brixen , where she was eliminated in the semifinals with 13.61 seconds. In 2014 she won the African Championships in Marrakech in 13.26 s and, with her personal best of 13.16 s, was fifth in the Athletics Continental Cup , which also took place in Marrakech. Four years later she won the silver medal behind the Nigerian Tobi Amusan at the African Championships in Asaba in 13.18 seconds .
In 2010 and 2013, as well as in 2014 and 2017, Steenkamp was the South African champion in the 100 meter hurdles.
Personal bests
- 100 m hurdles: 12.81 s (−0.6 m / s), July 1, 2018 in La Chaux-de-Fonds ( South African record )
Web links
- Rikenette Steenkamp in the database of World Athletics (English)
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| SURNAME | Steenkamp, Rikenette |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African hurdler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1992 |