Wayde van Niekerk (Runner ) was born in Cape Town, South Africa on a Wednesday, July 15, 1992 🎈. Wayde van Niekerk is 31 years old. He is a Cancer ♋ and was born in the Year of the Monkey 🐒.
South African sprinter known for his proficiency at the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters, becoming the first person to run them under 10 seconds, 20 seconds, and 44 seconds, respectively. At the 2016 Olympics, he won a gold medal in the 400 meter race, setting a world record with a time of 43.03 seconds.
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| FULL NAME: | Wayde van Niekerk |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 15, 1992 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| AGE: | 31 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | South African |
| ETHNICITY: | Multiracial |
| ZODIAC: | Cancer |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Monkey |
About
Wayde van Niekerk is a Runner. Wayde was born in the 1990s, in the middle of the Millennials Generation generation. Millennials are individuals born between 1981 and 1996. This generation is known as being sophisticated, technology-savvy, immune to most traditional marketing and sales pitches. This creative generation is known for heavy usage of the Internet, mobile devices, and social media. Millennials have experienced some of the most important historical events, including, the Great Recession, Gulf War, World Trade Center attacks, and the Iraq War.
He was born to Odessa Swarts and Wayne van Niekerk. Find out who is Wayde van Niekerk dating right now.
He first competed internationally in 2010 at the World Junior Championships.
DID YOU KNOW He attended University of the Free State to study marketing. He won his first gold at the 2015 World Championships.
FACT His world record setting 400 meter run at the 2016 Olympics topped the previous record held by American sprinter Michael Johnson.
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Birthday
Currently, Wayde van Niekerk is 31 years old. His next birthday is away. Wayde will celebrate his 32nd birthday on a Wednesday, July 15th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 15, 1992. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Wayde van Niekerk’s zodiac sign is Cancer. People born between the dates of June 21st and July 22nd belong to the fourth sign in the zodiac, Cancer. Cancer are known for being loyal, hyper emotional, caring, and intuitive. On the bad side, Cancers can be overly sensitive, moody, and vindictive. Taurus & Pisces are the most compatible signs for Cancers.
Famous Cancer celebrities are Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lionel Messi, Kevin Hart, Khloe Kardashian, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and King Bach. Cancer ruling planet is Moon. Astrologically, Moon represents your emotional side, your feelings, intuition and memories.
Wayde van Niekerk was born in the Year of the Monkey. Monkey symbolizes cleverness in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Monkey have magnetic personalities and are confident, charming, and humorous. They can also sometimes be distrustful, arrogant, opportunistic, erratic, manipulative, and dishonest.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Wayde van Niekerk is a 31 years old Runner, born in July, in the Year of the Monkey (1992), and is a Cancer. His life path number is 7. Wayde’s birthstone is Ruby, and his birth flower is Larkspur.
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