Anrune Weyers

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[1] 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.[2] Later that year these medals were stolen while she was travelling from George airport in the Western Cape.[3] At the 2013 IPC World Championships she came second in both the 200 m and the 400 m.[2]

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
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 place2020 TokyoT47 400 m
Silver medal – second place2012 LondonT46 400 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroT47 400 m
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroT47 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2012 LondonT46 200 m
IPC Athletics World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 DohaT47 400 m
Gold medal – first place2019 DubaiT47 400 m
Silver medal – second place2011 ChristchurchT46 400 m
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonT46 200 m
Silver medal – second place2013 LyonT46 400 m
Silver medal – second place2017 LondonT47 200 m
Silver medal – second place2019 DubaiT47 200 m
Bronze medal – third place2015 DohaT47 200 m
Updated on 28 August 2021.

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,[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[7]

Personal life

Weyers is a Christian. Weyers is married to Stefan Weyers.[8]

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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