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Lehann Fourie

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Lehann Fourie
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's athletics
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Porto Novo 110 m hurdles

Lehann Fourie (born 16 February 1987 in Heidelberg, Gauteng) is a South African hurdler. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK.

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), in Pretoria. He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 2010.

His personal best of 13.24s in the 110-metre hurdles is the current African record.

Competition record

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2005 African Junior Championships Radès, Tunisia 3rd 110 m hurdles 14.23
1st 4 × 100 m relay 40.60
2006 World Junior Championships Beijing, China 24th (h) 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) 14.25 (wind: -0.5 m/s)
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 110 m hurdles 13.66
World Championships Berlin, Germany 24th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.67
2010 African Championships Nairobi, Kenya 8th 110 m hurdles DNF
1st 4 × 100 m relay 39.12
2011 World Championships Daegu, South Korea 27th (h) 110 m hurdles 13.86
2012 World Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th 60 m hurdles 7.69
African Championships Porto-Novo, Benin 1st 110 m hurdles 13.60
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 7th 110 m hurdles 13.53
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