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New Zealand athlete
Werlè Olivier
Personal information
Nationality
  • New Zealand
  • South African
Born (2002-11-04) 4 November 2002 (age 22)
RelativeEthan Olivier (brother)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestsTriple jump: 16.48m (Pretoria, 2024)
Indoors
Triple jump: 15.59m (Lafayette, 2022)NR

Welrè Olivier (born 4 November 2002) is a track and field athlete. He is the New Zealand indoor record holder in the triple jump.

Early life

Olivier lived in New Zealand from between the ages of nine months and seven years-of-age, before his parents returned to Vereeniging, South Africa. He and his younger brother Ethan, also a triple jumper, hold dual New Zealand and South African citizenship.

Olivier is coached by his father, Wikus, a former South African triple jump record-holder.

Career

He competed collegiately for the University of North Carolina. He declared for New Zealand in 2021. On 8 January 2022, at the Gene Edmonds Invitational in West Lafayette, United States he set a New Zealand indoors record with a jump of 15.59 metres.

In February 2023, he broke the New Zealand triple jump record of 16.22m set by Phil Wood in Edmonton, Canada, in 1978, with a leap of 16.48 metres in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

In February 2024, he finished second at the International Track Meet in Christchurch. In doing so, he took the 59-year-old New Zealand resident record of Dave Norris with a wind-legal jump of 16.33m. He finished as runner-up at the 2024 New Zealand Athletics Championships in Wellington in March 2024.

References

  1. "Welrè Olivier". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. Kirkness, Luke (18 April 2024). "New Zealand announces strong athletics team for Paris 2024 Olympics featuring Hamish Kerr and George Beamish". NZ Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. Hinton, Marc (20 May 2023). "From SA to NZ: Olivier brothers embrace Kiwi identity as they chase triple jump glory". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. "Olivier brothers reflect on record-breaking year". Athletics.org.nz. 26 October 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. "Boere-Kiwi destined for greatness". Citizen.co.za. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  6. Rattue, Chris (13 January 2021). "Athletics: Kiwi Olympic coup - Teenage athletics stars switch allegiance to New Zealand". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. "Triple Jump Result". Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. "Olivier siblings take out four New Zealand triple jump records in one day". Athletics.org.nz. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  9. Hinton, Marc (February 12, 2023). "Welre Olivier smashes 45-year-old New Zealand triple jump record in South Africa". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  10. Wells, Kate (9 March 2024). "Triple jumping brothers have Paris in their sights". 1News. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  11. "Olivier siblings ignite record-breaking ITM". Scoop. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  12. "New Zealand Championships". World athletics. 14 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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