Danie Burger | |
Nationality: | South African |
Sport: | Track and field |
Event: | 110 metres hurdles, pole vault |
Birth Date: | 25 March 1933 |
Birth Place: | Lichtenburg, South Africa |
Death Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Michael Daniel “Danie” Burger (25 March 1933 - 17 January 1990) was a South African hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a silver medal in the pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, representing Rhodesia and Nyasaland. He also finished fourth in the 4 × 110 yards relay (with Jeffery Smith, Johan Du Preez, and Roy Collins) at the 1962 Games.