Lynique Beneke Explained

Lynique Beneke
Birth Date:30 March 1991
Sport:Athletics
Event:Long jump
Education:University of Johannesburg
Coach:Emmarie Fouche

Lynique Beneke (née Prinsloo; born 30 March 1991) is a South African athlete specialising in the long jump. She represented her country at the 2013 World Championships.

Her personal best in the event is 6.81 metres (-1.2 m/s) set in Stellenbosch in 2013.

She is married to a South African hurdler, PC Beneke.[1]

International competitions

Representing
2012African ChampionshipsPorto Novo, Benin3rdLong jump6.22 m
2013World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia27th (q)Long jump6.17 m
2016African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo5thLong jump6.13 m
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa5thLong jump6.20 m
Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil(q)Long jump6.10 m
2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan6thLong jump6.21 m
2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria4th4 × 100 m relay45.63 s
3rdLong jump6.38 m
2019African GamesRabat, Morocco4th (h)4 × 100 m relay45.54 s
3rdLong jump6.30 m

Notes and References

  1. News: Longjumper Lynique lays down her marker for Rio 2016 TeamSA. 2016-05-02. TeamSA. 2018-01-09. en-US.