Durban Hosts African Champs

NEWS

By World Triathlon Admin | 28 Jun, 2009

South Africa have entered a large contingent of athletes for the weekend’s ATU Triathlon African Championships in Durban.

Zimbabwe’s Olympian Christopher Felgate will start as favourite in the men’s competition, however is up against nine South Africans looking to impress on home soil. Reigning champion, Hendrik De Villiers, misses the championships as he prepares for the next round of the Dextro Energy Triathlon - ITU World Championship Series.

South Africa are guaranteed a clean sweep of the podium in the elite women’s competition with just six athletes expected to toe the line, all from the hosts. Defending champion and silver medallist, Mari Rabie and Kate Roberts, miss out meaning that a new champion will be crowned.

In the junior and u23 races there are additional entries from Mauritius and Namibia.

Related Event: 2009 Durban ATU Triathlon African Championships

04 - Jul, 2009 • event page • all results

Results: U23 Women
1.	Corinne Berg	RSA	02:08:15
2.	Fabienne St Louis	MRI	02:08:36
DSQ.	Vicky Van Der Merwe	RSA	DSQ

Results: U23 Men
1.	Wikus Weber	RSA	01:54:56
2.	Theo Blignaut	RSA	01:55:09
3.	Valery De Falbaire	MRI	01:56:21
4.	Berndt Burger	RSA	01:57:45
5.	Richard Murray	RSA	01:58:00
6.	Pieter Van Der Mescht	RSA	02:05:45
7.	Terence Lowe	RSA	02:06:32
8.	Benoit Girodeau	MRI	02:16:52
DNF.	Loy De Jager	RSA	DNF

Results: Junior Women
1.	Ashleigh Blackwell	RSA	01:08:17
2.	Carlyn Fischer	RSA	01:09:06
3.	Lauren Dance	RSA	01:09:16
4.	Charlotte Wetzlar	ZIM	01:15:07
5.	Ashleigh Bartram	RSA	01:15:21
6.	Andrea Brown	ZIM	01:15:40
7.	Kerryn Grenfell	RSA	01:19:37
8.	Jolene Thompson	RSA	01:25:27
9.	Michelle Rosslee	RSA	01:26:43
10.	Mary-Jane Prinsloo	RSA	01:29:12

Results: Junior Men
1.	Abrahm Louw	NAM	00:58:37
2.	Rudolf Naude	RSA	00:59:47
3.	Henri Schoeman	RSA	01:01:06
4.	Wian Sullwald	RSA	01:01:39
5.	Corney Van Der Ryst	RSA	01:01:48
6.	Daniel Claassen	RSA	01:02:55
7.	Craig Andrews	RSA	01:03:30
8.	Boyd Littleford	ZIM	01:04:22
9.	Ben Wood	ZIM	01:06:02
10.	Devon Rautenbach	ZIM	01:06:38

Results: Elite Women
1.	Andrea Steyn	RSA	02:06:27
2.	Carla Germishuys	RSA	02:12:08
3.	Riana De Lange	RSA	02:14:23
4.	Winia Janse Van Rensburg	RSA	02:26:36
DSQ.	Dominique Donner	RSA	DSQ
DSQ.	Anel Radford	RSA	DSQ

Results: Elite Men
1.	Erhard Wolfaardt	RSA	01:51:13
2.	Claude Eksteen	RSA	01:51:17
3.	Christopher Felgate	ZIM	01:53:54
4.	Michael Davidson	RSA	01:56:49
5.	Anton Storm	RSA	02:01:14
6.	Carl Storm	RSA	02:02:06
7.	Gerhard De Bruin	RSA	02:09:26
8.	Jacobus Kruger	RSA	02:10:28