Elmarie Gerryts is a retired pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

er from South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

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She finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships

1999 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Pole Vault

The official results of the Women's Pole Vault event at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla, Spain, held on Saturday August 21, 1999. The event was for the first time inducted into the World Outdoor Championships.-Medalists:-Schedule:...

 and won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games

Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games

The seventh All-Africa Games were held in September 1999 in Johannesburg, South Africa. As the track is at an altitude of 1748 metres all performances are considered to be set at altitude, this is believed to assist events up to 400 metres and in the long jump and triple jump...

. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's pole vault

The official results of the Women's Pole Vault at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, held on Monday September 29, 2000. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes in this event, which made its Olympic debut. The qualifying round was held on Saturday September 23, 2000, with...

 in Sydney, Australia, reached the final but had no valid jumps.

A seven-time national champion, she set her personal best of 4.42 metres in June 2000
at a meet in Wesel

Wesel

Wesel is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Wesel district.-Division of the town:Suburbs of Wesel include Lackhausen, Obrighoven, Ginderich, Feldmark,Fusternberg, Büderich, Flüren and Blumenkamp.-History:...

. This is the current African record

African records in athletics

African records in athletics are the best marks set in a track and field and road running events by an athlete who competes for a member nation of the Confederation of African Athletics . The organisation is responsible for ratification and it analyses each record before approving it...

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