Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter

Wayde van Niekerk

South African sprinter (born 1992)

Wayde van Niekerk is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres. In the 400 metres, he is the current world and Olympic record holder, having set the record when he won the event at the 2016 Olympics.