Ruan de Vries (born 1 February 1986) is a hurdler from

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. In 2010 he competed at the 2010 African Championships in

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and won the bronze medal in the 110-metre hurdles with a time of 13.98 seconds.

Education

He studied at the

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. TuksAthletics Retrieved 25 June 2011

Competition record

References

South African male hurdlers Afrikaner people South African people of Dutch descent 1986 births Living people University of Pretoria alumni Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games African Games competitors for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub