Carina Horn

Carina Horn
	Horn at the 2015 Pedros Cup
Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	9 March 1989 (age 35); Ladysmith, South Africa
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	60 metres; 100 metres; 4 × 100m Relay
Coached by	Rainer Schopf
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing South Africa
African Championships

Carina Horn (born 9 March 1989) is a South African sprinter.^[1] She competed in the 60 metres at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals.

Horn is currently serving a six year competition ban due to expire in March 2029 following an anti-doping rule violation sanction.

Anti-doping rule violations

Horn has been issued with two anti-doping rule violations during her career. Her first ban from 2019 to 2021 was for the unintentional use of LGD-4033 and Ibutamore.^[2]^[3]^[4] Her second ban of six years followed an anti-doping rule violation after testing positive for clenbuterol at a race meet in Spain in 2022.^[5]^[6]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing South Africa
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	11th (sf)	200 m	24.05
2009	Universiade	Belgrade, Serbia	7th	4 × 100 m relay	45.01
2010	African Championships	Nairobi, Kenya	7th	200 m	24.04
2014	World Indoor Championships	Sopot, Poland	20th (sf)	60 m	7.34
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	17th (sf)	100 m	11.15
2016	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	2nd	100 m	11.07
	African Championships	Durban, South Africa	1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.66
	Olympic Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	17th (sf)	100 m	11.20
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	20th (sf)	100 m	11.26
2018	World Indoor Championships	Birmingham, United Kingdom	11th (sf)	60 m	7.18
2022	African Championships	Saint Pierre, Mauritius	3rd	100 m	11.09
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	32nd (h)	100 m	11.29

Personal bests

Outdoor

100 metres – 10.98 (1.5 m/s, Doha 2018) NR
200 metres – 23.43 (Réduit 2011)

Indoor

60 metres – 7.09 (Metz 2018)

References

^ "Carina Horn". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
^ "Carina Horn: South African sprinter tests positive for banned substance". BBC News. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
^ "IAAF athletics integrity unit". Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.
^ Xabanisa, Simnikiwe (27 September 2021). "South African sprinter Carina Horn says being free to compete again feels like winning an Olympic gold medal". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ Dicksinson, Marley (4 August 2023). "South Africa's fastest sprinter receives six-year doping ban". Candian Running. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
^ "Sprinter Carina Horn handed six-year ban". Sport Industry Awards South Africa. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

External links

[Bio-1] "Carina Horn". IAAF. Retrieved 9 March 2014.

[2] "Carina Horn: South African sprinter tests positive for banned substance". BBC News. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.

[3] "IAAF athletics integrity unit". Archived from the original on 26 April 2019.

[4] Xabanisa, Simnikiwe (27 September 2021). "South African sprinter Carina Horn says being free to compete again feels like winning an Olympic gold medal". The Daily Maverick. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[5] Dicksinson, Marley (4 August 2023). "South Africa's fastest sprinter receives six-year doping ban". Candian Running. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

[6] "Sprinter Carina Horn handed six-year ban". Sport Industry Awards South Africa. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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