Irvette van blerk biography of michael

          Closest finishes in the history of the run with Ben St Lawrence.!

          At the age of nine, Irvette was ready to do some of her own running.

        1. At the age of nine, Irvette was ready to do some of her own running.
        2. Irvette Van Blerk was unfortunate with her 21 kilometre race in Dely in India by finishing in 15th place in a time of 74 minutes and 24 seconds.
        3. Closest finishes in the history of the run with Ben St Lawrence.
        4. It was a similar scenario at the Olympics last year with Semenya, Viljoen, Maxwell, Irvette van Blerk and René Kalmer representing South Africa.
        5. For the first time in its history, South Africa won Olympic medals in rowing and in sprint canoeing.

          6. Irvette van Zyl

          South African long-distance runner

          Irvette van Zyl (van Blerk) during the 2012 Olympic Games

          Birth nameIrvette van Blerk
          Born (1987-07-05) 5 July 1987 (age 37)
          Height1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
          Weight54 kg (119 lb)
          SpouseL.

          J. van Zyl

          Country South Africa
          SportAthletics
          EventMarathon

          Irvette van Zyl (née van Blerk, born 5 July 1987) is a South African long-distance runner and women's 50 km ultramarathon world record holder.

          She competed in the marathon at the 2012 Summer Olympics but did not finish the race. She has twice participated in the London Marathon and set her previous best time of 2:31:26 hours there in 2013. In 2021 she improved this time by almost 3 minutes to 2:28:40 at the Xiamen Marathon in Siena, Italy and again in 2022 by more than 2 minutes to 2:26:11 at the Valencia Marathon in Spain.

          She began running from a young age, winning the Zevenheuvelenlo