Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Adriaan Jacobus "Attie"•van Heerden |
Used name | Attie•van Heerden |
Born | 10 March 1898 in Boshof, Free State (RSA) |
Died | 14 October 1965 in Pretoria, Gauteng (RSA) |
NOC | South Africa |
Also a rugby player he played provinicial rugby for Transvaal and twice for South Africa against New Zealand in 1921. He later turned professional and played rugby league for the Wigan club in England.
Personal Best: 400H – 57.9 (1920).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1920 Summer Olympics | Athletics | RSA | Attie van Heerden | |||
110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | ||||||
400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic) | AC h2 r1/3 |