Ockert Cilliers

Ockert Cilliers (born April 21, 1981) is a South African 400 m hurdler. Born in Vanderbijlpark, Cilliers now lives in Potchefstroom (150 km west of Johannesburg). He is 1.70 m tall and weighs 74 kg.

His athletics career started in 1996 at school, where he also played rugby union. The rugby coach forced all players to take part in athletics as well. Cilliers chose 200m and 300m hurdles, and hurdling quickly became his primary interest.

He is a member of the Fenerbahçe S.K. athletics club in Turkey.^[1][2]

His current coach is Dr. Ria van den Berg.

References

1. ^ Fenerbahçe won the Turkish Championship
2. ^ The Champion, Fenerbahçe

External links

• IAAF profile for Ockert Cilliers
• Focus on Athletes article from IAAF

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Name	Cilliers, Ockert
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Date of birth	April 21, 1981
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