Hendrik Odendaal (born 9 October 1979) is a South African

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Career

Odendaal competed for South Africa at the

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where he finished 11th in semi-finals of the 100 metre butterfly in 55.32, 15th in semi-finals of the 50 metre butterfly in 25.08 and with

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and

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won silver in the 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay in 3:18.86.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Odendaal, Hendrik 1979 births Living people South African male swimmers South African male freestyle swimmers Male butterfly swimmers Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Swimmers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming Place of birth missing (living people) 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Career

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