Welrè Olivier
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |
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| Born | 4 November 2002 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Triple jump |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 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
[edit]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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Welrè Olivier". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Kirkness, Luke (18 April 2024). "New Zealand announces strong athletics team for Paris 2024 Olympics featuring Hamish Kerr and George Beamish". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (20 May 2023). "From SA to NZ: Olivier brothers embrace Kiwi identity as they chase triple jump glory". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Olivier brothers reflect on record-breaking year". Athletics.org.nz. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Boere-Kiwi destined for greatness". Citizen.co.za. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Rattue, Chris (13 January 2021). "Athletics: Kiwi Olympic coup - Teenage athletics stars switch allegiance to New Zealand". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Triple Jump Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Olivier siblings take out four New Zealand triple jump records in one day". Athletics.org.nz. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Hinton, Marc (February 12, 2023). "Welre Olivier smashes 45-year-old New Zealand triple jump record in South Africa". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ Wells, Kate (9 March 2024). "Triple jumping brothers have Paris in their sights". 1 News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "Olivier siblings ignite record-breaking ITM". Scoop. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". World athletics. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
