Heide Seyerling (born 19 August 1976) is a former South African athlete, born in Port Elizabeth, specializing in the 200 and 400 metres. She twice competed at the Olympic Games, in 2000 and 2004. At the 2000 Games she reached the 400 metres final finishing 6th with a new (and still standing now) national record of 50.05. She is married to former sprinter Mathew Quinn.
Competition record Representing 1994African Junior ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria2nd100 m11.691st200 m23.592nd4 × 100 m relay46.15World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal10th (sf)100m11.62 (wind: +0.8 m/s)1st200m22.80 w (wind: +2.2 m/s)2nd (h)Disqualified in the final.4 × 100 m relay45.631995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden –200 mDQ1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal3rd200 m22.89Commonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia5th200 m23.071999World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada38th (h)200 m23.5911th (h)4 × 100 m relay44.35All-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa5th (h)200 m23.31Did not start in the semifinals7th400 m52.272000Olympic GamesSydney, Australia6th400 m50.05 (NR)2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada9th (sf)400 m50.872002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom5th400 m52.87African ChampionshipsRadès, Tunisia6th (h)400 m53.81Did not start in the final.2003World ChampionshipsParis, France20th (sf)400 m51.89All-Africa GamesAbuja, Nigeria6th400 m52.452nd4 × 100 m relay44.442004African ChampionshipsBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo5th400 m51.672nd4 × 100 m relay44.422nd4 × 400 m relay3:30.12Olympic GamesAthens, Greece37th (h)200 m23.662006African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius4th400 m53.261st4 × 400 m relay3:36.88
Personal bests 100 m – 11.35 (-0.3) (Durban 1999) 200 m – 22.63 (+1.8) (Durban 2001) 400 m – 50.05 (Sydney 2000)
References
External links IAAF profile