South African sprinter (born 1976)
Heide Seyerling (born 19 August 1976) is a formerSouth African athlete, born inPort Elizabeth , specializing in the200 and400 metres . She twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2000 and 2004. At the 2000 Games she reached the 400 metres final finishing 6th with a new (and still standing now)national record of 50.05. She is married to former sprinterMathew Quinn .
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes RepresentingSouth Africa 1994 African Junior Championships Algiers, Algeria 2nd 100 m 11.69 1st 200 m 23.59 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 46.15 World Junior Championships Lisbon ,Portugal 10th (sf) 100m 11.62 (wind: +0.8 m/s) 1st 200m 22.80 w (wind: +2.2 m/s) 2nd (h)[ 1] 4 × 100 m relay 45.63 1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden – 200 m DQ 1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 3rd 200 m 22.89 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5th 200 m 23.07 1999 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 38th (h) 200 m 23.59 11th (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.35 All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 5th (h) 200 m 23.31 [ 2] 7th 400 m 52.27 2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 6th 400 m 50.05 (NR )2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th (sf) 400 m 50.87 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 5th 400 m 52.87 African Championships Radès, Tunisia 6th (h) 400 m 53.81 [ 3] 2003 World Championships Paris, France 20th (sf) 400 m 51.89 All-Africa Games Abuja, Nigeria 6th 400 m 52.45 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.44 2004 African Championships Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 5th 400 m 51.67 2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.42 2nd 4 × 400 m relay 3:30.12 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 37th (h) 200 m 23.66 2006 African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 4th 400 m 53.26 1st 4 × 400 m relay 3:36.88
100 m – 11.35 (-0.3) (Durban 1999) 200 m – 22.63 (+1.8) (Durban 2001) 400 m – 50.05 (Sydney 2000) ^ Disqualified in the final. ^ Did not start in the semifinals ^ Did not start in the final.
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