Surita Febbraio-Loots
- Born
- Dec 27, 1973 (52 years old)
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Events
- 400 m hurdles · 100 m hurdles
Surita Febbraio (born 27 December 1973) is a South African hurdler. She won a silver medal at the 1999 All-Africa Games in Johannesburg, finished eighth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, won the 2004 African Championships in Brazzaville and finished eighth at the 2005 World Athletics Final in Monaco.
Her personal best time is 54.05 seconds, achieved in April 2003 in Pretoria. In 2006 Febbraio was found guilty of testosterone doping.
The sample containing the banned substance was delivered on 13 December 2005 in an out-of-competition test in South Africa. She received an IAAF suspension from March 2006 to March 2008.
As of Nov 13, 2026: 400 m hurdles 54.05 (#84 all-time), 100 m hurdles 13.10 (#779 all-time), 2005 season best 54.60 (Apr 16, 2005, Durban (RSA)) · Last competition: Monaco IAAF World Athletics Final, Stade Louis II, Monaco, Sep 9, 2005, 56.83 · 52 years old
Personal bests
WA points calculator →Progression
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 400m | 52.84 | – | Mar 5, 2005 | Oudtshoorn (RSA) |
| 2005 | 400mH | 54.60 | – | Apr 16, 2005 | South African Championships |
| 2005 | 4x400m | 3:31.71 | – | Aug 13, 2005 | IAAF World Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| 2004 | 400m | 53.31 | – | Apr 7, 2004 | Pretoria (RSA) |
| 2004 | 400mH | 55.12 | – | Jul 16, 2004 | Brazzaville (CGO) |
| 2003 | 100m | 11.82 | -4.4 | Mar 15, 2003 | Germiston (RSA) |
| 2003 | 100mH | 13.57 | -0.6 | Apr 26, 2003 | South African Championships |
| 2003 | 200m | 24.06 | +2.0 | Jan 24, 2003 | Germiston (RSA) |