Drienkie van Wyk | |
Birth Name: | Hendrina Elizabeth |
Nationality: | South African |
Birth Date: | 13 January 1971 |
Spouse: | Morne Visagie |
Occupation: | Sports trainer, business owner of a nutrition shop |
Sport: | Field athlete |
Club: | Alberton |
Hendrina Elizabeth "Drienkie" van Wyk (born 13 January 1971) is a South African woman athlete. Her discipline is shot put. Van Wyk is the current South African women shot put record holder.
Van Wyk was born to Mike and Engela van Wyk. She grew up in Alberton, Gauteng, South Africa.
On 25 February 2002, she broke the South African Women Shot put record, with a distance of 17.88m. (16 years) this records still stands. It was done in Germiston, South Africa.[1] [2] [3] [4] She was the National Champion in 2002 when she won the Shot Put at the National Championships held in Durban on 23 March 2002.[5]
In 2002, she was World-ranked at No. 32.[6]
She participated in NABBA (National Amateur Body Building Association) Universe competition representing South Africa and came seventh in the class Miss physique-tall.[7]
She married Morne Visagie in 2006. She is a sports trainer and owner of a nutrition shop.[8]