Christoffel "Christie" van Wyk (born 12 October 1977) is a retired

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n sprinter who competed in the

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200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400-metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slight ...

. He represented his country at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.Christie Van Wyk
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Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

– 10.09 (+2.0 m/s) (Abilene 2004) *

– 20.50 (+0.8 m/s) (Lappeenranta 2000) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At indoor events, the 60 metres is run on lanes set out in the mi ...

– 6.65 (Houston 2002) *200 metres – 21.54 (Fayetteville 2001)

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* 1977 births Living people Namibian male sprinters Olympic athletes for Namibia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games competitors for Namibia Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Namibia Athletes (track and field) at the 1999 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for Namibia 20th-century Namibian people 21st-century Namibian sportsmen {{Namibia-athletics-bio-stub