About Shaun Bownes
Born 1970. Shaun Bownes is a South African athletics competitor.
Shaun Bownes (born 24 October 1970, in Johannesburg) is a South African hurdler.
His personal best time is 13.26 seconds, achieved in July 2001 in Heusden. This was the African record until 2012 when it was beaten by Lehann Fourie. He still holds the African record in 60 metres hurdles (indoor) with 7.52 seconds, achieved in February 2001 in Ghent. In 2014 (aged 43) he won the M40 60 metres hurdles (indoor) at the World Masters Athletics Indoor Championships in Budapest in a time of 8,12 seconds (having set a time of 8.08 seconds in the preliminaries).
Achievements [ Men 40-49 World Outdoor Championships Silver medal Lyon France ] [ Unofficial world masters record 60m Hurdles 8.05 ( Outdoor) Potchefstroom 2016 ] [ 2016 World Masters record 110 m Hurdles Pretoria 14.38 ]
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Who is Shaun Bownes?
South African hurdler
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Shaun Bownes was born on 24 October 1970 in Johannesburg.
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Shaun Bownes is an athletics competitor.
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Shaun Bownes is South African.
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