Shaun Bownes (born 24 October 1970, in Johannesburg) is a South African hurdler.
His personal best time is 13.26 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Heusden. This was the African record until 2012 when it was beaten by Lehann Fourie.[1] He still holds the African record in 60 metres hurdles (indoor) with 7.52 seconds, achieved in February 2001 in Ghent.[2] In 2014 (aged 43) he won the M40 60 metres hurdles (indoor) at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest in a time of 8,12 seconds (having set a time of 8.08 seconds in the preliminaries).[3]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dakar, Senegal | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.72 | ||
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.53 | |||
| 1999 | Seville, Spain | 28th (qf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.74 | ||
| All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 14.12 | ||
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 9th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.41 | ||
| 2001 | Lisbon, Portugal | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.55 | ||
| Edmonton, Canada | 8th | 110 m hurdles | 13.84 | |||
| 2002 | Manchester, United Kingdom | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.35 | ||
| Radès, Tunisia | 1st | 110 m hurdles | 13.36 (w) | |||
| 2003 | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 8th | 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | ||
| World Championships | Paris, France | 6th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.53 | ||
| 2004 | Budapest, Hungary | 11th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.67 | ||
| Brazzaville, Congo | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.80 | |||
| Athens, Greece | 22nd (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.62 | |||
| 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.70 | ||
| African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 4th (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.26 | ||
| 2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | 110 m hurdles | 13.81 | |
| World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 31st (h) | 110 m hurdles | 13.81 | ||
| 2014 | WMA World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | M40 60 m hurdles | 8.12 | |