Rikenette Steenkamp (born 16 October 1992) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best is 12.81 seconds, set in 2018. She ran a time of 13.16 while winning the gold medal at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics.[1] She represented Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, taking fifth, and competed for South Africa at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.[2]
She attended Hoƫrskool Menlopark before going on to study sports science at the University of Pretoria.[3] Steenkamp missed the 2015 season as a result of a hamstring injury.[4]
She is a three-time national champion of the South African Athletics Championships.[5]
2009 | World Youth Championships | Bressanone, Italy | 8th (sf) | 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) | 13.61 | |
2014 | African Championships | Marrakesh, Morocco | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m hurdles | 13.26 |
IAAF Continental Cup | Marrakesh, Morocco | 5th | 100 m hurdles | 13.161 | ||
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m hurdles | 13.18 |
2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 16th (sf) | 100 m hurdles | 12.96 |