Gert Thys

Olympic athlete

1971 –

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Who is Gert Thys?

Gert Thys is a male long-distance runner from South Africa, who represented his native country in the marathon at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thys is a former African record holder in the marathon, and is the current holder of the South African record with his best of 2:06:33 from the 1999 Tokyo International Marathon, which was also the course record for that race.

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Born
Nov 12, 1971
Prieska, Northern Cape
Nationality
  • South Africa

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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