Adriaan Wildschutt

Adriaan Wildschutt (born 3 May 1998) is a South African long-distance runner, who competes professionally for the Hoka NAZ Elite team.

He previously ran collegiately for Coastal Carolina University before transferring to Florida State for his final two years of college.

Career In March 2021, Wildschutt finished second at the 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

In February 2022, he ran an indoor 5000 metres in 13:09.30, setting a South African national record. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. He also competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and was placed 5th.

On January 26, 2024, beating Nico Young and Sam Atkin in a sprint finish, Wildschutt won the men's 5000m White Heat at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic, bettering his indoor 5000m personal best by almost 13 seconds, lowering it down under the 13 minute barrier to 12:56.76. In doing so, Wildschutt also hit the qualifying standard of 13:05.00 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Wildschutt ran the qualifying standard for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at The TEN on March 16, 2024 and reset the South African 10,000 m record to 26:55.54. In the Olympics 10,000 m final on 2 August 2024, he again reset the record to 26:50.64, beating his earlier record by 5 seconds, finishing 10th.

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