Rene van der Merwe (born 15 June 1986) is a South African female high jumper. She was the gold medallist at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, extending her country's success in the event from Hestrie Cloete.[1] She went on to compete for Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup. The following year, she was fourth at the 2007 All-Africa Games.[2]
She also represented her country at the 2009 Summer Universiade,[3] where she set her personal best height of .[4]
2006 | African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | bgcolor=gold | 1st | High jump | 1.84 m |
IAAF World Cup | Athens, Greece | 7th | High jump | 1.83 m | ||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 4th | High jump | 1.83 m | |
2009 | Universiade | Belgrade, Serbia | 11th | High jump | 1.85 m |