Zenéy Geldenhuys
South African athlete (born 2000)
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Zenéy Geldenhuys (née van der Walt; born 22 May 2000) is a South African athlete who competes in hurdling and sprinting. She specialises in the 400 metres hurdles, where she is the 2022 African Champion, and in the 400 metres. In the 4 × 400 metres relay, she is the 2022 African Champion with the South African women's team.
BornZenéy van der Walt
22 May 2000
22 May 2000
Pretoria, South Africa
SportTrack and field
Events
400 m, 400 m hurdles, 4×400 m relayPersonalbests
- 400 m: 50.81 (2023)
- 400 m hurdles: 54.47 (2022)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Zenéy van der Walt 22 May 2000 Pretoria, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
Events | 400 m, 400 m hurdles, 4×400 m relay |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests |
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Medal record | |
She also won gold medals at the 2017 World U18 Championships and the 2018 World U20 Championships. In 2019, she won a silver medal at the Universiade.[1]
Early life and background
Personal bests
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]
Individual events
| Type | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 200 metres | 23.84 | Celle Ligure, Italy | 19 July 2023 | (Wind: +0.5 m/s) |
| 300 metres | 36.62 | Pretoria, South Africa | 18 February 2023 | ||
| 400 metres | 50.81 | Pretoria, South Africa | 12 April 2023 | ||
| 100 metres hurdles | 14.05 | Pretoria, South Africa | 4 March 2023 | (Wind: +0.7 m/s) | |
| 400 metres hurdles | 53.90 | Paris, France | 6 August 2024 |
Season's bests
| Year | 200 m | 400 m | 400 m hurdles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | N/a | 55.67 | N/a |
| 2016 | N/a | 55.10 | 59.31 |
| 2017 | 24.95 | 55.34 | 57.94 |
| 2018 | 24.55 | N/a | 55.05 |
| 2019 | 25.27 | 52.89 | 55.73 |
| 2020 | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 2021 | 23.93 | 52.94 | 55.89 |
| 2022 | 24.03 | 51.90 | 54.47 |
| 2023 | 23.84 | 50.82 | 54.82 |
| 2024 | 23.34 | 51.71 | 54.72 |
Key: Lifetime best (in bold)
Team events
| Type | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 4 x 400 metres relay women | 3:29.34 | Saint Pierre, Mauritius | 12 June 2022 | Teamed with Miranda Coetzee, Taylon Bieldt, and Precious Molepo.[6] |
International competitions
Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[5]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | World U18 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 58.23 | |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 55.34 | |
| 2019 | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 2nd | 400 m hurdles | 55.73 | |
| 7th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:35.97 | ||||
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 4th | 400 m hurdles | 57.67 | ||
| 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:41.17 | ||||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 31st (h) | 400 m hurdles | 57.11 | ||
| 2022 | African Championships | Port Louis, Mauritius | 1st | 400 m hurdles | 56.00 | |
| 1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:29.34 | ||||
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 16th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 54.81 | ||
| 14th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:46.68 | ||||
| Commonwealth Games | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 3rd | 400 m hurdles | 54.47 | ||
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 21st (sf) | 400 m | 51.54 | |
| 21st (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.49 | ||||
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 9th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 53.90 | |
| 2025 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 20th (sf) | 400 m hurdles | 55.06 | |
| 15th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.14 |
