Welrè Olivier Explained

Werlè Olivier
Sport:Athletics
Event:Triple jump
Birth Date:4 November 2002
Pb:Triple jump: 16.48m (Pretoria, 2024)
Indoors
Triple jump: 15.59m (Lafayette, 2022)NR

Welrè Olivier (born 4 November 2002) is a track and field athlete. He is the New Zealand indoor record holder in the triple jump.[1]

Early life

Olivier lived in New Zealand from between the ages of nine months and seven years-of-age, before his parents returned to Vereeniging, South Africa. He and his younger brother Ethan, also a triple jumper,[2] hold dual New Zealand and South African citizenship.[3]

Olivier is coached by his father, Wikus, a former South African triple jump record-holder.[4]

Career

He competed collegiately for the University of North Carolina.[5] He declared for New Zealand in 2021.[6] On 8 January 2022, at the Gene Edmonds Invitational in West Lafayette, United States he set a New Zealand indoors record with a jump of 15.59 metres.[7]

In February 2023, he broke the New Zealand triple jump record of 16.22m set by Phil Wood in Edmonton, Canada, in 1978, with a leap of 16.48 metres in Potchefstroom, South Africa.[8] [9]

In February 2024, he finished second at the International Track Meet in Christchurch.[10] In doing so, he took the 59-year-old New Zealand resident record of Dave Norris with a wind-legal jump of 16.33m.[11] He finished as runner-up at the 2024 New Zealand Athletics Championships in Wellington in March 2024.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welrè Olivier. World Athletics. 20 April 2024.
  2. Web site: New Zealand announces strong athletics team for Paris 2024 Olympics featuring Hamish Kerr and George Beamish. 18 April 2024. Luke. Kirkness. NZ Herald. 20 April 2024.
  3. Web site: From SA to NZ: Olivier brothers embrace Kiwi identity as they chase triple jump glory. stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2024. Marc. Hinton. 20 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Olivier brothers reflect on record-breaking year. Athletics.org.nz. 20 April 2024. 26 October 2023.
  5. Web site: Boere-Kiwi destined for greatness. Citizen.co.za. 20 April 2024. 9 September 2022.
  6. Web site: Athletics: Kiwi Olympic coup - Teenage athletics stars switch allegiance to New Zealand. New Zealand Herald. 20 April 2024. Chris. Rattue. 13 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Triple Jump Result. Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 8 January 2022. 20 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Olivier siblings take out four New Zealand triple jump records in one day. Athletics.org.nz. 20 April 2024. 12 February 2023.
  9. Web site: Welre Olivier smashes 45-year-old New Zealand triple jump record in South Africa. Stuff.co.nz. 20 April 2024. Marc. Hinton. February 12, 2023.
  10. Web site: Triple jumping brothers have Paris in their sights. 1News. 20 April 2024. Kate. Wells. 9 March 2024.
  11. Web site: Olivier siblings ignite record-breaking ITM. Scoop. 20 April 2024. 24 February 2024.
  12. Web site: New Zealand Championships. World athletics. 20 April 2024. 14 March 2024.

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