Wendy Seegers

Wendy Seegers (née Hartman; born 28 February 1976) is a South African athlete who specialised in the sprinting events.[1] She represented her country at the 1999 Indoor and 1999 Outdoor Championships. Seegers is currently a masters runner in Australia, setting many national W35 sprint records. Ran 55.72 on 17/12/15 for 400m to set national 35-39 Australian record. This adds to her records for 60m of 7.61, 100m of 12.01 and 200m of 24.42. On 3 March 2016 Seegers set a W40 Australian record of 24.52 for the 200m. She followed this with another Australian record of 12.18 for W40 100m. This is only 1 second outside her lifetime best.

At the 2016 World Masters Championships in Perth, Seegers dominated the W40 age group sprints, easily winning the 100m and 200m, despite carrying a significant knee injury. Her 100m time of 11.88 (+3.4) was the fastest women's time overall and she was the only woman to run below 12 seconds. Seegers led both relays to victory to remain undefeated at the championships.

Wendy Seegers cemented her reputation as the top W40 masters sprinter in the world with these performances. She is a much loved and valued member of WAMA with her work ethic, integrity and helpfulness to other athletes. She is often cheered on by her husband, Gys and children Jundro, Jeanae and Janko.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
1999 World Indoor Championships Maebashi, Japan 9th (sf) 60 m 7.15
8th (sf) 200 m 23.21
World Championships Seville, Spain 25th (qf) 100 m 11.46
26th (qf) 200 m 23.28
11th (h) 4x100 m relay 44.35
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 5th 100 m 11.39
4th 200 m 23.20
2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 13th (sf) 100 m 12.17

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

References
  1. Wendy Seegers at World Athletics


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