Wayde van Niekerk Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Wayde van Niekerk Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Wayde van Niekerk Facts

Full Name	Wayde van Niekerk
Birthdate	July 15, 1992
Birth Place	Cape Town, South Africa
Age (in 2024)	32 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Runner

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Wayde van Niekerk Age & Birthday

Wayde van Niekerk is best known as Runner who has born on July 15, 1992 in Cape Town, South Africa. Currently, Wayde van Niekerk is 32 years, 5 months and 7 days old. Wayde van Niekerk will celebrate 33rd birthday on Tuesday, 15th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Wayde van Niekerk upcoming birthday.

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Wayde van Niekerk Biography

About

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.

Before Fame

He first competed internationally in 2010 at the World Junior Championships.

Trivia

He attended University of the Free State to study marketing. He won his first gold at the 2015 World Championships.

Family Life

He was born to Odessa Swarts and Wayne van Niekerk.

Associated With

His world record setting 400 meter run at the 2016 Olympics topped the previous record held by American sprinter Michael Johnson.

Top Asked Questions about Wayde van Niekerk

How old is Wayde van Niekerk in 2024?

Wayde van Niekerk is 32 years old today.

When was Wayde van Niekerk born?

Wayde van Niekerk was born on July 15, 1992 in Cape Town, South Africa.

What is Wayde van Niekerk zodiac sign?

Wayde van Niekerk zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Wayde van Niekerk best known for?

Wayde van Niekerk was best known as Runner.

Fun Facts about Wayde van Niekerk's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Wayde van Niekerk's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Wayde van Niekerk was born on Wednesday, 197^th day / 29^th week of 1992
Wayde van Niekerk has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Wayde van Niekerk birthday is XV.VII.MCMXCII
Wayde van Niekerk's birthstone is Ruby
Wayde van Niekerk's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Wayde van Niekerk age in year is 32 years old
Wayde van Niekerk age in month is 389 months old
Wayde van Niekerk age in day is 11848 days old
Wayde van Niekerk age in hour is 284352 hours old
Wayde van Niekerk age in minute is 17061120 minutes old
Wayde van Niekerk age in second is 1023667200 seconds old
Next Wayde van Niekerk birthday is on Tuesday, July 15th 2025
Wayde van Niekerk age in next birthday (2025) is 33 years old
Learn more interesting facts about July 15, 1992 birthday

Historical Events on Wayde van Niekerk Birthday (July 15)

Below are historical events that coincided with Wayde van Niekerk's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1975	Space Race: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
1979	U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
1983	An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
1996	A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
1998	Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
2002	"American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
2002	The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life.
2003	AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
2006	Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
2009	Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.
2012	South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
2014	A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
2016	Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
2018	France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2.
2021	Three people are killed by a distracted driver in the 2021 Bowburn crash.
1990	The birth of Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Damian Lillard, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Tyler Young, American racing driver
1991	The birth of Danilo, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Derrick Favors, American basketball player
1991	The birth of Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer
1991	The birth of Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Spanish tennis player
1992	The birth of Tobias Harris, American basketball player
1992	The birth of Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter
1993	The birth of Håvard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer
1993	The birth of Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver
1996	The birth of Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player
1997	The birth of Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player
1998	The birth of Noah Gragson, American racing driver
2008	The birth of Iain Armitage, American child actor
2013	The death of Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940)
2013	The death of Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924)
2013	The death of Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986)
2013	The death of John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962)
2014	The death of Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933)
2014	The death of James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982)
2014	The death of Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928)
2021	The death of Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (b. 1956)

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