Pierre van der Westhuyzen
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| Nationality | South African/Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 18, 2003[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sprint kayak | ||||||||||||||
Event | K-4 500 m | ||||||||||||||
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Pierre van der Westhuyzen (born August 18, 2003) is a South African canoeist. He represented Australia at the 2024 Summer Olympics. He was educated at Michaelhouse, Balgowan, KwaZulu Natal.[2]
Early life
Van der Westhuyzen was born in Bellville, South Africa, and grew up in Cape Town. He and his brother, Jean, began canoeing while attending Michaelhouse in KwaZulu-Natal.[3][4]
Career
He competed at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in the K-4 500 metres event and finished in fourth place with a time of 1:19.905. As a result, they qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[5] At the Olympics he competed in the K-4 500 metres event and won a silver medal.[6] Following a photo finish, they missed winning the gold medal by 0.04 seconds.[7]
References
- ^ "Pierre van der Westhuyzen". olympics.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com.
- ^ "Brotherly Bond drives Olympic selection". bond.edu.au. March 13, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Pierre van der Westhuyzen". olympics.com.au. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Smirnova, Lena (August 25, 2023). "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships: Germany regains men's K-4 500m crown as 86 athletes secure Paris 2024 quotas for their federations". olympics.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "SportParis Olympics: Australia win silver medal in men's kayak four 500m sprint". abc.net.au. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Jeffrey, Daniel (August 8, 2024). "Aussie men's four denied gold by millimetres after agonising wait for photo". nine.com. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
External links
- Pierre van der Westhuyzen at the International Canoe Federation
- Pierre van der Westhuyzen at Olympics.com
- Pierre van der Westhuyzen at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Pierre van der Westhuyzen at Olympedia
