Paul Gorries
South African sprinter (born 1981)
Paul Gorries (born 28 February 1981 in Cape Town) is a South African sprinter.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1999 | African Junior Championships | Tunis, Tunisia | 1st | 200 m | 21.19 |
1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.42 | |||
1st | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:13.01 | |||
World Championships | Seville, Spain | 42nd (h) | 200 m | 20.94 | |
All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.76 | |
2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 200 m | 20.64 (wind: +1.3 m/s) |
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 28th (h) | 400 m | 45.98 |
10th (h) | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.05 | |||
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 7th | 400 m | 45.79 |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:01.84 | |||
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 2nd | 400 m | 45.56 | |
2nd | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:07.65 | |||
2007 | All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 36th (h) | 400 m | 50.74 |
8th | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF |
Personal bests
- 100 metres - 10.43 s (2000)
- 200 metres - 20.59 s (2000)
- 400 metres - 45.30 s (2003)
External links
- Paul Gorries at World Athletics
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World U20 Champions in men's 200 metres
- 1986:
Stanley Kerr (USA)
- 1988:
Kevin Braunskill (USA)
- 1990:
Aleksandr Goremykin (URS)
- 1992:
Ato Boldon (TTO)
- 1994:
Tony Wheeler (USA)
- 1996:
Francis Obikwelu (NGR)
- 1998:
Christian Malcolm (GBR)
- 2000:
Paul Gorries (RSA)
- 2002:
Usain Bolt (JAM)
- 2004:
Andrew Howe (ITA)
- 2006:
Marek Niit (EST)
- 2008:
Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)
- 2010:
Shōta Iizuka (JPN)
- 2012:
Delano Williams (TCA)
- 2014:
Trentavis Friday (USA)
- 2016:
Michael Norman (USA)
- 2018:
Jona Efoloko (GBR)
- 2021:
Udodi Onwuzurike (NGR)
- 2022:
Blessing Afrifah (ISR)
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