Sherwin Vries
Appearance
Sherwin Marchel Vries (born 22 March 1980 in Walvis Bay, South Africa) is a sprinter who represents South Africa after switching from Namibia in 2003.
He finished fifth at the 2001 Summer Universiade and fourth at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, both over 200 metres. He also reached the semi-final at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics.
At the 2001 Universiade he also competed for the Namibian 4 x 100 metres relay team who set a national record of 39.48 seconds. [1]
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Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Walvis Bay
- South African male sprinters
- Namibian male sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Namibia
- Namibian emigrants to South Africa
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Namibia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- South African athletics biography stubs