Marius van Heerden
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Personal information | |
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Nationality | South African |
Born | Clanwilliam, South Africa | 8 September 1974
Died | 22 January 2021 Cape Town, South Africa | (aged 46)
Sport | |
Sport | Middle-distance running |
Event(s) | 800 metres |
Marius van Heerden (8 September 1974 – 22 January 2021)[1] was a South African middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2] He died of COVID-19 during the pandemic in South Africa.[3]
References
- ^ van der Walt, Sarel (22 January 2021). "Rekordbreker-atleet sterf aan Covid-19 [Record-breaking athlete dies of Covid-19]". Netwerk24. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Marius van Heerden Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "RIP - Former SA Olympian and 800m record holder dies of Covid-19". The South African. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
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