Irvette Van Zyl

Date of Birth: 5 July 1987

Country: South Africa 🇿🇦

Athletics Province: Athletics Gauteng North

Personal Bests

Distance	Time
10km	32:06
21.1km	1:10.56
42.2km	2:26.11
50km	3:04.23

              

Achievements

• 9 x National Representation
• 6 National Titles
• Former 50km Women’s Only World Record
• Four Time Olympian (2012/2016/2021/2024) – Marathon
• 4 x Soweto Marathon Champion
• Soweto Marathon Course Record Holder
• 2017- 1^st Soweto Marathon
• 2018- 1^st Soweto Marathon (Course Record)
• 2019- 3^rd Two Oceans Marathon
• 2021- Women’s Only 50km World Record
• 2022 – 1^st Soweto Marathon
• 2022 – 16^th Valencia Marathon
• 2022 – 2^nd Two Oceans Marathon
• 2023 – 1^st Soweto Marathon
• 2024- 2^nd Two Oceans Marathon
• 2025 – 4^th Comrades Marathon (Debut)

2025 Season Bests

Race	Date	Distance	Time	Position
Loskop Marathon	26-April-2025	50km	3:18.12	1st
Comrades Marathon	8-June-2025	88.98km	6:11.35	4th
Hollywoodbets Durban 10km	30-August-2025	10km	32:52	4th
Berlin Marathon	21-September-2025	42.2km	2:40.01	25th
Region 5 Marathon	12-October-2025	21.1km	1:14.55	1st

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