Personal information | |
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Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 7 August 2005
Sport | |
Country | New Zealand |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Triple jump |
Achievements and titles | |
National finals | Triple jump champion (2024) |
Personal bests | Triple jump: 16.67m (Brussels, 2024) NR |
Ethan Olivier (born 7 August 2005) is a track and field athlete. He is the New Zealand record holder in the triple jump.[1]
Born in Auckland,[2] to South African parents, he moved to South Africa as a child.[3] He attended High School Overvaal in Vereeniging.[4]
He declared for New Zealand in 2021.[5] In 2022, he finished fourth in the men’s triple jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[6]
In February 2023, he set U20/U19 and U18 New Zealand national records with a jump of 16.22m in Potchefstroom, South Africa.[7] In June 2023, he broke the NZ triple jump record of his elder brother, Welre, with a 16.67m leap in Brussels.[8]
In February 2024, in his first ever competition in New Zealand, he won the International Track Meet in Christchurch with a wind assisted 16.85 metres.[9][10] He jumped 16.62m to win the New Zealand national senior title in Wellington in 2024.[11]
In April 2024, he was named in the preliminary New Zealand squad for the 2024 Olympic Games.[2]
He is coached by his father Wikus, a former South African national champion in the triple jump. His older brother Welrè Olivier is also a triple jumper.[12] He attends North-West University.[13]