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Adriaan Botha (sprinter)
Adriaan Botha (born 8 March 1977) is a retired South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.14 seconds, achieved in March 2001 in Roodepoort. Together with Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Hendrick Mokganyetsi and Arnaud Malherbe he holds the South African record in 4 x 400 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. In mathematics Four is the smallest c ... with 3:00.20 minutes, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville where South Africa finished fourth. The team was subsequently awarded bronze medals for a third place in the same race, following a positive drugs test in the US team. External links * * 1977 births Living people South African male sprinters World Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adriaan Botha (SAAF Officer)
Adriaan Jacobus Botha was a South African flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ... of World War II, credited with 5 kills. He was shot down south of Bir Hacheim by a Bf -109 from I/JG27 on 14 June 1941. References South African World War II flying aces 1921 births 1941 deaths South African Air Force personnel of World War II South African military personnel killed in World War II Aviators killed by being shot down {{SouthAfrica-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |