Wayne SNYMAN
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Athletics
Athletics
Birth Date: 08 Mar 1985Place of Birth: WELKOMCountry of birth: RSAAge: 33Gender:
Men
Height (cm): 177
Weight (Kg): 65
Wayne SNYMAN - Schedule
| Time | Event | Status | ||
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Sun, 8 Apr
7:00
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Men's 20km Race Walk Final |
Finished |
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Biographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank | Result |
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| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, BRA | Men's 20km Race Walk | 58 | 1:29:20 |
Occupation: Athlete
Education: Human movement studies, sports science at North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
PERSONAL: Dave SMITH (AUS) from 2015 (walkingthedream.com, 28 Apr 2016; sascoc.co.za, 09 Feb 2016)
Other sports:
Competed at national level in chess, karate and biathlon. (back-track.co.za, 22 Feb 2016)
Reason: "I watched the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 with my grandma and immediately I was hooked by sport. One night I tried race walking, a sport I only saw at track meets. I went like a bullet and won the race. I never trained for it but I was instantly hooked." (walkingthedream.com, 28 Apr 2016)
Memorable: Making senior international debut for South Africa in 2006 and qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (back-track.co.za, 22 Feb 2016)
Hero: Father-in-law, and South African race walker Chris BRITZ (ack-track.co.za, 22 Feb 2016)
Additional information:
FULL-TIME
Quit job as a teacher in 2015 to train full-time to qualify for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. (sascoc.co.za, 09 Feb 2016; walkingthedream.com, 28 Apr 2016)
Social Media:
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze- : Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
Athletics Latest Medals
