Arnaud Malherbe (born 20 November 1972) is a South African sprinter who specialized in the

400 metres The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics (sport), athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor runn ...

. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in March 1999 in

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. At the time, it was a South African Record. He has the distinction of being the first South African to break 45 seconds in the 400m and was national champion four consecutive times between 1996 and 1999. Together with

Jopie van Oudtshoorn Jopie van Oudtshoorn (born 5 February 1976) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.75 seconds, achieved in April 1999 in Germiston. Together with Hendrick Mokganyetsi, Adriaan Botha and Ar ...

Hendrick Mokganyetsi Hendrick Mokganyetsi (born 7 September 1975 in Pretoria) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in September 2000 in Yokohama. He also has a strong personal best in the 8 ...

and Adriaan Botha he also held the South African record in the

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with 3:00.20 minutes, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. In those World Championships, he ran the fastest split ever recorded by a South African man, with 43.78s, helping his team win the bronze medal. In 1998, in the World Cup in Johannesburg, he was a member of the African 4x400m Relay Team who eventually received the Bronze medal, after disqualification of the USA team, due to doping violations.

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* 1972 births Living people South African male sprinters Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for South Africa World Athletics Championships medalists Competitors at the 1995 Summer Universiade 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub