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L.J. van Zyl

Louis Jacob van Zyl (born July 20, 1985) is a South African athlete competing in the 400 metre hurdles.

His international breakthrough came at the World Athletics Final in 2005, when he finished third. The next year he won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games with a new personal best time of 48.05 seconds. He also won a silver medal in 4x400 m relay with the South African team.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	1st	400 m h
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	4th	400 m h
2004	World Junior Championships	Grosseto, Italy	3rd	4x400 m relay
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	6th	400 m h
2005	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	400 m h
2006	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	1st	400 m h, 48.05 PB
	Commonwealth Games	Melbourne, Australia	2nd	4x400 m relay
	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	2nd	400 m h
	World Cup	Athens, Greece	2nd	400 m h
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	1st	400 m h^[1]
2007	All-Africa Games	Algiers, Algeria	DNF	4x400 m relay^[2]

Personal bests

400 metres - 46.28 s (2005)
400 metres hurdles - 48.05 s (2006)

References

IAAF profile for L. J. van Zyl

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