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(Redirected from Anrune Liebenberg) South African Paralympic athlete

Anrune Weyers
Weyers (left) at the 400m T46 medal ceremony at the 2012 Paralympics
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1992-11-03) November 3, 1992 (age 32)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Disability classT47
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo T47 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2012 London T46 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro T47 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro T47 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London T46 200 m
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha T47 400 m
Gold medal – first place 2019 Dubai T47 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Christchurch T46 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon T46 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2013 Lyon T46 400 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 London T47 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2019 Dubai T47 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Doha T47 200 m
Updated on 28 August 2021

Anrune Weyers (née Liebenberg, born 3 November 1992), is a South African para-athlete. She took up athletics in 2010. Weyers was born with a congenital defect in her left arm and competes in the T47 disability class. At the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships she came second in the 400 m and sixth in the 200 m. In 2012, she won two medals at the London Paralympics, namely silver in the 400 m and bronze in the 200 m. Later that year these medals were stolen while she was travelling from George airport in the Western Cape. At the 2013 IPC World Championships she came second in both the 200 m and the 400 m.

At the 2015 IPC World Championships, she won the 400 m, and at the 2016 Rio Paralympics she won silver in both the 200 m and 400 m. Weyers won gold in the 400 m, silver in the 200 m and bronze in the 100 m at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, and set the world record of 55.60 s for the 400 m at the Flanders Cup in Huizengin, Belgium in August 2019.

Weyers won gold in the 400 m T47 in Tokyo in 2021 (her third Paralympics) in a season's best time of 56.05 s.

Personal life

Weyers is a Christian. Weyers is married to Stefan Weyers.

References

  1. "I still have this gift, so I am not done yet: South African star Anrune Weyers". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Infostrada Sports. "Biographies". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 December 2014. (search for Liebenberg)
  3. "Top Paralympian's medals stolen". News24. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "Dubai 2019: Anrune Weyers takes South Africa's first gold". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. "Anruné Weyers – South African Paralympic Medalist". Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  6. "Anrune Weyers embraces the racing opportunities in Tokyo". TeamSA. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. Tshwaku, Khanyiso. "SA Paralympic heroes Mahlangu, Weyers rejoice after striking gold in Tokyo". Sport. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. Doering, Joshua (30 August 2021). "South Africa's Anruné Weyers breaks through for her first Paralympic gold, gives glory to God". Sport Spectrum. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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