Henricho Bruintjies
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 16, 1993 Paarl, South Africa |
| Sport | |
| Country |  South Africa |
| Event(s) | 100 metres 200 metres |
| Coached by | Hennie Kriel |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 9.97 (2015) 200 m: 20.62 (2015) |
| Updated on 12 August 2015. | |
Henricho Bruintjies (born 16 July 1993) is a South African sprinter. He broke the 10-second barrier with a run of 9.97 seconds in 2015. He has represented his country at the African Championships in Athletics, Commonwealth Games and Universiade.
Career
Bruintjies took up athletics as a grade 1 schoolboy.[1] In 2013 he was South African under-23 champion in the 100 metres, defeating Akani Simbine in 10.44; at the national senior championships he placed second behind Simon Magakwe in 10.58.[2][3] He represented South Africa at the 2013 Summer Universiade in the 4 × 100 metres relay; the South African team placed seventh.[2] In 2014 Bruintjies improved his personal best to 10.17A (+1.8 m/s) and ran the opening leg for South Africa's relay team at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow; South Africa placed fourth in a national record 38.35.[2] Bruintjies also competed in the 2014 African Championships, taking part in both the individual 100 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay; in the individual event he was eliminated in the semi-finals, while the South African relay team was disqualified in the heats.[2]
2015 was Bruintjies's breakthrough year.[1] On 8 June he won the 100 m ahead of fellow South African Anaso Jobodwana at the Josef Odložil Memorial in Prague, running 10.06 (+1.5 m/s); the time was his personal best and a South African sea-level record.[3][4] A month later, he ran 9.97 (+0.8 m/s) at near-altitude in La Chaux-de-Fonds, breaking Magakwe's South African record of 9.98; he was the third South African (after Magakwe and Simbine) to break 10 seconds in the 100 metres.[4] Simbine equalled Bruintjies's record at the Universiade only four days later.[4]
Bruintjies was selected for the 2015 World Championships in Beijing.[5]
References
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External links
- Henricho Bruintjies profile at IAAF
- No local image but image on Wikidata
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Paarl
- South African sprinters
- Male sprinters
- South African male athletes
- Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for South Africa
