Marione Fourie
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (2002-04-30) 30 April 2002 (age 21)
Sport
SportTrack and Field
Event100 metres hurdles

Marione Fourie (born 30 April 2002) is a South African athlete who competes in the high hurdles.

In 2022, Fourie became national champion for the second time,[1] and won the bronze medal at the African Championships in the 100 metres hurdles. She is just the third South African woman of all time to run below 13 seconds for the event.[2] At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, Fourie ran 12.94 seconds to qualify for the semi-finals finishing behind Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper in her heat.[3]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  South Africa
2021 World U20 Championships Nairobi, Kenya 9th (sf) 100 m hurdles 13.60
6th 4 × 100 m relay 45.05
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 3rd 100 m hurdles 12.93
World Championships Eugene, United States 19th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.93
Commonwealth Games Birmingham, United Kingdom 9th (h) 100 m hurdles 13.04
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 15th (sf) 100 m hurdles 12.89

References

  1. ^ Mohamed, Ashfak. "I want to qualify for the world champs, says 100m hurdles star Marioné Fourie". www.iol.co.za.
  2. ^ "#TuksAthletics: Marione Fourie is now only the third South African female 100m-hurdler to dip under 13 seconds | University of Pretoria". www.up.ac.za.
  3. ^ "World Champs: Anderson, Williams, Tapper into 100m hurdles semis | Loop Jamaica". Loop News.