Ernst Van Dyk (born, 4th April 1973) is a South African wheelchair athlete. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa He has won more Boston Marathons than any other male wheelchair athlete, currently holding seven titles. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts He is also the current world record holder for men's wheelchair marathon from his record-setting race in the 2004 Boston Marathon, which he completed in 1 hour, 18 minutes, 27 seconds. The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon sporting event hosted by the city of Boston, Massachusetts He was also awarded the Laureus World Sports Awards for Sportsperson with a Disability of the year for 2006. The Laureus World Sports Awards are awarded annually to sportspeople who have been outstanding during the previous year
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Biography
Ernst was born to two provincial-level athletes with congenital absence of both legs. His parents recognized his athletic abilities and encouraged sports participation. He attended the Elizabeth Conradie school for disabled children in Kimberley. Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. He competed as a swimmer nationally in his teens. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance In 1992 he erolled in Stellenbosch University and competed in the Barcelona Olympics as a swimmer and wheelchair athlete. Stellenbosch University ( Afrikaans: Universiteit Stellenbosch) is an internationally recognised University which is situated in the town of Stellenbosch The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, Thereafter, he concentrated on wheelchair athletics.
Major results
| Year | Boston Marathon[1] | New York City Marathon | Paris Marathon | Los Angeles Marathon | Great North Run |
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| 2001 |  1:25:12 |
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| 2002 | 1:23:19 |
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| 2003 | 1:28:32 |
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| 2004 | 1:18:27 (WR) |
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| 2005 | 1:24:11 |
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| 2006 | 1:25:29 |
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| 2007 | 42:35 |
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| 2008 | 1:26:49 |
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| WR – World Record CR – Course record |
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References
External links
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