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Meyer Elana RSA
Sex Weight Height Date of Birth Place of birth
W 55.00 1.58 10/10/1966 Albertinia
Information
Née van Zyl. Set 3 world bests at Half marathon. African records at 5000m (1993 and 1995) at 10,000m and half marathon (1994). Commonwealth Games: 1994 (2nd, 10,000m). African Championships: 1992 and 1993 (1st, 1500m). African Games: 1999 (2nd, 5000m). IAAF World Championships: 1993 (DNF, 10,000m) Olympic Games: 1996 (DNF, Marathon) IAAF World Half Marathon Championships: 1997 (DNF)
Personal Best - Outdoor
Performance Wind Place Date
800 Metres 2:06.23 01/01/1985
1000 Metres 2:43.63 01/01/1987
1500 Metres 4:02.15 Kaapstad 21/03/1992
One Mile 4:30.21 Port Elizabeth 07/03/1989
2000 Metres 5:40.7 Pretoria 24/02/1992
3000 Metres 8:32.00 Durban 29/04/1991
5000 Metres 14:44.05 Hechtel 22/07/1995
10,000 Metres 30:52.51 London 10/09/1994
10 Kilometres 31:13 Budapest 14/10/2001
12 Kilometres 38:39 San Francisco 16/05/1999
15 Kilometres 46:57 Cape Town 02/11/1991
Half Marathon 1:06:44 Tokyo 15/01/1999
Marathon 2:25:15 Boston, MA 18/04/1994
10 Miles Road 52:16 Washington 08/04/2001
Progression - Outdoor
Season Performance Wind Place Date
800 Metres 1985 2:06.23 01/01/1985
1000 Metres 1987 2:43.63 01/01/1987
1500 Metres 1992 4:02.15 Kaapstad 21/03/1992
One Mile 1989 4:30.21 Port Elizabeth 07/03/1989
2000 Metres 1992 5:40.7 Pretoria 24/02/1992
3000 Metres 1995 8:47.11 Zürich 16/08/1995
1994 9:02.43 Nice 18/07/1994
1993 8:32.81 Oslo 10/07/1993
1991 8:32.00 Durban 29/04/1991
5000 Metres 2000 14:57.48 London 05/08/2000
1999 15:42.76 Johannesburg 15/09/1999
1996 15:19.56 Cape Town 12/04/1996
1995 14:44.05 Hechtel 22/07/1995
1993 14:46.41 Hechtel 31/07/1993
1992 14:44.15 Bellville 06/03/1992
1991 14:49.35 Cape Town 08/04/1991
1989 15:35.07 Stellenbosch 04/01/1989
10,000 Metres 2002 32:36.15 Manchester 16/06/2002
2001 32:02.37 Villeneuve-d'Ascq 17/06/2001
2000 31:14.70 Sydney 30/09/2000
1999 32:15.25 Durban 05/03/1999
1997 33:05.82 Athína 05/08/1997
1996 32:23.53 Cape Town 19/04/1996
1995 31:23.96 Stellenbosch 11/02/1995
1994 30:52.51 London 10/09/1994
1993 32:28.02 Stuttgart 19/08/1993
1992 31:11.75 Barcelona 07/08/1992
1991 31:33.46 Cape Town 22/12/1991
1989 32:28.9 Stellenbosch 08/10/1989
10 Kilometres 2002 32:31 San Juan, PUR 17/02/2002
2001 31:13 Budapest 14/10/2001
2000 31:28 Tilburg 04/06/2000
1999 31:34 Atlanta, GA 04/07/1999
1998 32:06 Bellville 31/01/1998
1997 31:19 Charleston, SC 05/04/1997
12 Kilometres 2001 39:23 Spokane 06/05/2001
1999 38:39 San Francisco 16/05/1999
15 Kilometres 2001 48:11 Utica 08/07/2001
2000 47:53 Tokyo 10/01/2000
1998 48:03 Kyoto 08/03/1998
1994 48:11 Tampa, FL 26/02/1994
1991 46:57 Cape Town 02/11/1991
1990 48:17 Bellville 03/11/1990
Half Marathon 2002 1:11:36 South Shields 06/10/2002
2001 1:08:56 Bristol 07/10/2001
2000 1:07:33 Tokyo 10/01/2000
1999 1:06:44 Tokyo 15/01/1999
1998 1:07:29 Kyoto 08/03/1998
1997 1:07:36 Kyoto 09/03/1997
1995 1:08:58 Tokyo 22/01/1995
1994 1:08:36 Oslo 24/09/1994
1991 1:07:59 East London 18/05/1991
1989 1:09:26 Durban 22/07/1989
Marathon 2001 2:31:43 New York, NY 04/11/2001
2000 2:31:59 Chicago 22/10/2000
1999 2:27:17 Chicago, IL 24/10/1999
1998 2:27:20 Chicago, IL 11/10/1998
1997 2:27:09 Boston, MA 21/04/1997
1995 2:26:51 Boston, MA 17/04/1995
1994 2:25:15 Boston, MA 18/04/1994
10 Miles Road 2001 52:16 Washington 08/04/2001
Honours
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
10,000 Metres
27th Olympic Games 8 f 31:14.70 Sydney 30/09/2000
6th IAAF World Championships In Athletics 17 f 33:05.82 Athína 05/08/1997
5th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 5 f 31:31.96 Göteborg 09/08/1995
7th IAAF World Cup in Athletics 1 f 30:52.51 London 10/09/1994
4th IAAF World Championships in Athletics 6 h 32:28.02 Stuttgart 19/08/1993
25th Olympic Games 2 f 31:11.75 Barcelona 07/08/1992
Half Marathon
10th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 6 f 1:08:56 Bristol 07/10/2001
World Half Marathon Championships 7 f 1:10:20 Palermo 03/10/1999
7th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 2 f 1:08:32 Uster 27/09/1998
3rd IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 1 f 1:08:36 Oslo 24/09/1994
Long Race
22nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 6 f 21:00 Budapest 26/03/1994
21st IAAF World Cross Country Championships 6 f 20:18 Amorebieta 28/03/1993