Shaun Bownes

Shaun Bownes (born 24 October 1970, in Johannesburg) is a South African hurdler.

Shaun Bownes
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men’s athletics
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2001 Lisbon110m hurdles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 Manchester110m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place1998 Kuala Lumpur110m hurdles
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Dakar 110m hurdles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Rades 110m hurdles
Silver medal – second place 2004 Brazzaville 110m hurdles
All-Africa Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Algiers 110m hurdles
WMA World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Budapest 60m hurdles

His personal best time is 13.26 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Heusden. This was the African record until 2012 when it was beaten by Lehann Fourie.[1] He still holds the African record in 60 metres hurdles (indoor) with 7.52 seconds, achieved in February 2001 in Ghent.[2] In 2014 (aged 43) he won the M40 60 metres hurdles (indoor) at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest in a time of 8,12 seconds (having set a time of 8.08 seconds in the preliminaries).[3]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal1st110 m hurdles13.72
Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia3rd110 m hurdles13.53
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain28th (qf)110 m hurdles13.74
All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa5th110 m hurdles14.12
2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia9th (sf)110 m hurdles13.41
2001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal3rd60 m hurdles7.55
World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada8th110 m hurdles13.84
2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom1st110 m hurdles13.35
African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia1st110 m hurdles13.36 (w)
2003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom8th60 m hurdles7.67
World ChampionshipsParis, France6th (sf)110 m hurdles13.53
2004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary11th (sf)60 m hurdles7.67
African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Congo2nd110 m hurdles13.80
Olympic GamesAthens, Greece22nd (sf)110 m hurdles13.62
2006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia6th110 m hurdles13.70
African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius4th (h)110 m hurdles14.26
2007All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria3rd110 m hurdles13.81
World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan31st (h)110 m hurdles13.81
2014WMA World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1stM40 60 m hurdles8.12

[ Men 40-49 World Outdoor Championships Silver medal Lyon France ][ Unofficial world masters record 60m Hurdles 8.05 ( Outdoor) Potchefstroom 2016 ][ 2016 World Masters record 110 m Hurdles Pretoria 14.38 ]

References



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