Elmarie Gerryts (born 25 August 1972 in Cape Town) is a retired pole vaulter from South Africa.
She finished tenth at the 1999 World Championships and won the silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games. She represented her native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where she reached the final but had no valid jumps.
A seven-time national champion, she set her personal best of 4.42 metres in June 2000 at a meet in Wesel. This is (as of 2026) still the African record.
Competition record Representing 1997UniversiadeCatania, Italy7th4.00 m1998Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia2nd4.15 m1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain10th4.25 mAll-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa2nd3.60 m2000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia7th (q)4.30 mNo mark in the final
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