Rikenette Steenkamp’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South African hurdler
Is Athlete 
Hurdler 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 16 October 1992
Age: 27 years
Star sign Libra

Rikenette Steenkamp (born 16 October 1992) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the 100 metres hurdles. Her personal best is 13.16 seconds, set in 2014 while winning the gold medal at the 2014 African Championships in Athletics. She represented Africa at the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup, taking fifth, and competed for South Africa at the 2009 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

She attended Hoërskool Menlopark before going on to study sports science at the University of Pretoria.
Steenkamp missed the 2015 season as a result of a hamstring injury.

She is a three-time national champion of the South African Athletics Championships.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2009 World Youth Championships Bressanone, Italy 8th (sf) 100 m hurdles (76.2 cm) 13.61
2014 African Championships Marrakesh, Morocco 1st 100 m hurdles 13.26
IAAF Continental Cup Marrakesh, Morocco 5th 100 m hurdles 13.16
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 100 m hurdles 13.18
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 16th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.96

Representing Africa

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