Hendrick Mokganyetsi (born 7 September 1975 in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the

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. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in September 2000 in

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. He also has a strong personal best in the

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, 1:44.62 minutes from 1997. 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 ...

, Adriaan Botha and

Arnaud Malherbe Arnaud Malherbe (born 20 November 1972) is a South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in March 1999 in Roodepoort. At the time, it was a South African Record. He has the ...

he holds the South African record in 4 x 400 meters relay with 3:00.20 minutes, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville where South Africa finished fourth (later third)

The South African relay team broke their own record of 3:00.26 min, achieved when they finished in fifth place at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics, 1997 World Championships. On the individual level he finished sixth at the

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in Sydney.

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