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Gerda Steyn
RSAWomenGerda Steyn is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete.
She set the down-run record for the 90 km Comrades Marathon in 2023 with a mark of 5:44:54, becoming the fourth woman under 6 hours for that race.
She also holds the record for the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon and has won that event 6 consecutive times, starting in 2018. On 11 April 2021, she became the SA marathon record holder with a time of 2:25:28 at the Xiamen Tuscany Camp Elite Marathon in Siena, Italy. She then broke her own record at the 2023 Valencia marathon, setting a time of 2:24:03.
As of Sep 29, 2026: Marathon 2:24:03 (#387 all-time), 10 Kilometres Road 32:24, 2025 season best 2:37:01 (Nov 29, 2025, FNB Stadium, Johannesburg (RSA)) · Last competition: Soweto Marathon, Nov 29, 2025, 2:37:01 · 36 years old