Adri (de Jongh) Schoeman (born 13 July 1970) is a retired

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n sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She competed in both

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and 400 metres at the 1994 Commonwealth Games without reaching the final, and also in 400 metres at the 1997 World Championships without even finishing the race. At the 2004 African Championships she won silver medals in both

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and

4 × 400 metres relay The 4 × 400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, th ...

, the latter in a South African record, and at the 2006 Commonwealth Games she competed in the 400 metres and the

. Her personal best time was 51.70 seconds, achieved in April 1997 in

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* 1970 births Living people South African female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa 20th-century South African women 21st-century South African women {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub