Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer (born 13 January 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 Dreyer represented

South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008. South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its pe ...

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Leigh Julius, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.

Education

He is a student at the

University of Pretoria The University of Pretoria ( af, Universiteit van Pretoria, nso, Yunibesithi ya Pretoria) is a multi-campus public university, public research university in Pretoria, the administrative and de facto capital of South Africa. The university was ...

.http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=9454&articleID=7243 TuksAthletics Retrieved June 25, 2011

Achievements

Personal bests

Outdoor *

- 10.24 (2008) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

- 20.71 (2008) Indoor *

60 metres 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior at ...

- 6.66 (2009)

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* 1985 births Living people University of Pretoria alumni South African male sprinters Olympic athletes of South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for South Africa Universiade silver medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2011 Summer Universiade {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub