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Willem Coertzen

Sep 06, 2025
Willem Coertzen is a South African decathlete who set the national decathlon record with 8398 points and represented South Africa at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He also won a silver medal at the 2008 African Championships and competed in multiple World Championships before retiring in 2017.

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