South African athlete (born 1997)
Miranda Coetzee
Coetzee in 2024
Birth name Miranda Charlene Coetzee Nationality South African Born (1997-11-14 ) 14 November 1997 (age 27) Sport Athletics Event Sprint Personal best(s) 400m:: 50.66 (Paris, 2024)
Miranda Charlene Coetzee (born 14 November 1997) is a South African sprinter. She won gold at the 2022 African Athletics Championships over 400 metres .[ 1]
Career
She is from Phokeng in Rustenburg .[ 2] [ 3] [ 2]
She became African champion in the 400 metres at the 2022 African Championships in Athletics in Mauritius . She also won gold in the 4x400 metres relay at the championships.[ 4] [ 5] Kip Keino Classic .[ 6]
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon , and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in which she was part of the women's South Africa team which placed fourth im the 4x400m relay .[ 2] [ 7]
In 2023, she won a 200 metres and 400 metres double at the South African Championships in Potchefstroom , recording personal best times in both events.[ 8] [ 9] [ 3] 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in the 400 metres.[ 10]
In June 2024, she retained her 400m title at the African Championships in Douala , Cameroon.[ 11] 2024 Summer Olympics over 400 metres in August 2024, running a personal best time of 50.66 seconds to reach the semi-finals.[ 12]
References
^ "Miranda Coetzee" . World Athletics . Retrieved 16 June 2024 .^ a b c Whitehead, Mosibodi (February 8, 2023). " . The Top Runner . ^ a b Laskey, Tanika (18 August 2023). "From Netballer to Track Star: Miranda Coetzee's Remarkable Journey to World Championships" . Modern Athlete . Retrieved 16 June 2024 . ^ "Miranda Coetzee, Miré Reinstorf the golden girls for Team SA at African champs" . iol.co.za . 10 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024 .^ Mohamed, Ashfak (June 12, 2022). "Triple gold for SA as Van der Walt, Zazini and women's 4x400m relay rule the roost at African champs" . iol.co.za . ^ Kganakga, Tlamelo (May 8, 2022). "Prudence Sekgodiso and Miranda Coetzee Smash PB's at Kip Keino Classic" . Gsport.co.za . Retrieved 16 June 2024 . ^ "XXII Commonwealth Games" . World Athletics . 30 July 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2024 .^ "Q&A with Miranda Coetzee" . Supersport . 17 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024 .^ Whitehead, Mosibodi (April 4, 2023). " . The Top Runner . Retrieved 16 June 2024 . ^ "World Athetics Championships" . World Athletics . 19 August 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2024 .^ "Brume sails to fourth title as Bass Bittaye and Moraa win at African Championships in Douala" . World Athletics . 24 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024 .^ "Women's 400m Hurdles Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics" . Watch Athletics . 8 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024 .
