Cornel Fredericks
Worcester, Western Cape | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m hurdles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cornel Edwin Fredericks (born 3 March 1990 in
He was the silver medallist at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and came fifth in the final at the 2011 World Championships.
Career
In his earliest international outing, Fredericks won a
He came second in the 400 m hurdles at the 2009 South African Championships behind
Fredericks was beaten by van Zyl at the 2011 South African Championships, but left the competition with a significant improvement on his personal best (48.14 seconds).
He regained his national title in 2012, and then won it again in 2013 and 2014.[13]
In 2012 Fredericks's coach Bruce Longden died, and Fredericks suffered a hamstring tear in the heats of the 2012 Olympics.[14]
In July 2014, he won the gold medal in the
His 2015 season was blighted by an achilles injury and a hamstring tear, which caused him to withdraw from the World Championships.[18]
References
- ^ "London 2012 - Cornel Fredericks". London2012. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ ISF Thessaloníki GRE 30 June – 2 July Gymnasiade 2006, Kaftanzóglion Stadium. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ World Youth Championships 2007 Archived 2013-08-31 at the Wayback Machine. World Junior Athletics History (WJAH). Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ World Junior Championships 2008 Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ Commonwealth Youth Games 2008 Archived 2012-12-05 at archive.today. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ African Junior Championships 2009 Archived 2011-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. WJAH. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ Cornel Fredericks. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ Ouma, Mark (2011-04-21). Van Zyl prevailed, Ramolefi, Namibian Nghipandula shine in eThekwini. African Athletics. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ Cornel Fredericks. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ 400 m hurdles 2011. IAAF (2011-09-08). Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ Landells, Steve (2011-09-01). Men's 400m Hurdles – Final – Greene's finish the difference Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-09-09.
- ^ a b "Cornel FREDERICKS | Profile | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Cornel Fredericks' five point plan | Spikes". spikes.iaaf.org. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Amos defeats Rudisha over 800m at the Commonwealth Games| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Redemption for Makwala at African Championships| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Report: men's 400m hurdles – IAAF Continental Cup, Marrakech 2014| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b De Swardt, Wilhelm (22 October 2015). "Fredericks no longer down and out, eyeing making an impact in Rio| News | iaaf.org". www.iaaf.org. Retrieved 27 April 2019.