Adriaan Wildschutt

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| name = Adriaan Wildschutt

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| caption = Adriaan Wildschutt in 2023

| sport = Track and Field

| event = 5000m, 10,000m

| universityteam = Florida State Seminoles

| club = Hoka NAZ Elite

| turnedpro = 2022

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|5|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ceres, South Africa

| country = {{RSA}}

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|Outdoor{{iaaf name|14741268}}

|1500 m: 3:51.95 (Raleigh 2021)

|3000 m: 7:32.99 {{AthAbbr|NR|South African}} (Chorzów 2024)

|5000 m: 13:02.46 (Heusden, Belgium 2023)

|10,000 m: 26:50.64 (Olympics, Paris France 2024)

|Indoor

|3000 m: 7:52.38 (Blacksburg 2022)

|5000 m: 12:56.67 {{AthAbbr|NR|South African}} (Oslo 2024)

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Adriaan Wildschutt (born 3 May 1998) is a South African long-distance runner, who competes professionally for the Hoka NAZ Elite team.{{cite web |url=https://nazelite.com/athletes/adriaan-wildschutt/ |title=Adriaan Wildschutt |work=nazelite.com |accessdate=18 September 2022}}

He previously ran collegiately for Coastal Carolina University before transferring to Florida State for his final two years of college.{{cite web |url=https://seminoles.com/sports/track-and-field/roster/adriaan-wildschutt/ |title=Adriaan Wildschutt |publisher=Florida State University |work=seminoles.com |accessdate=18 September 2022}}

Career

In March 2021, Wildschutt finished second at the 2020 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.{{Cite web |url=https://www.tfrrs.org/results/xc/17712/NCAA_DI_Cross_Country_Championships#event118700

| title=Men 10k CC Individual Results (10k) |work=TRACK & FIELD RESULTS REPORTING SYSTEM |accessdate=31 January 2024}}

In February 2022, he ran an indoor 5000 metres in 13:09.30, setting a South African national record. He competed in the 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships. He also competed in the 10,000 metres at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, and was placed 5th.[https://b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/ATH/2022-08-02/ATHM10000M------------FNL-000100--__C73G_1.0.pdf Results]

On January 26, 2024, beating Nico Young and Sam Atkin in a sprint finish, Wildschutt won the men's 5000m White Heat at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic, bettering his indoor 5000m personal best by almost 13 seconds, lowering it down under the 13 minute barrier to 12:56.76. In doing so, Wildschutt also hit the qualifying standard of 13:05.00 for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.{{Cite web |title=Track Scoreboard |url=http://live.lancertiming.com/meets/193/events/46/Final |access-date=27 January 2024 |website=live.lancertiming.com}}{{Cite web |title=Athletics track & combined events at Paris 2024: The entry standards |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/athletics-track-combined-events-at-paris-2024-the-entry-standards}}

Wildschutt ran the qualifying standard for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at The TEN[https://marathonhandbook.com/sound-runnings-the-ten/ Sound Running’s The TEN Sees Fastest 10,000m On U.S. Soil And 12 Runners Under Olympic Standard. Andreas Almgren clocked in at 26:52.87, setting a new Swedish record, while Ahmed finished close behind at 26:53.01. Joining them were Habtom Samuel, Adrian Wildschutt, Woody Kincaid, and Edwin Kurgat of Kenya/Under Armour Dark Sky Distance, all achieving times under the Olympic standard.] on March 16, 2024 and reset the South African 10,000 m record to 26:55.54.[https://www.watchathletics.com/article/12919/gebreselama-and-fisher-highlight-the-ten-sound-running-with-record-breaking-performances. Gebreselama and Fisher Highlight The TEN Sound Running with Record Breaking Performances - Adriaan Wildschutt - Hoka NAZ Elite 26:55.54] In the Olympics 10,000 m final on 2 August 2024, he again reset the record to 26:50.64, beating his earlier record by 5 seconds, finishing 10th.{{cite web|url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/adrian-wildschutt-sets-south-africa-record-in-10-000m-final-breakiing-result/|title=Adriaan Wildschutt sets South Africa record in 10 000m final|author=Garrin Lambley|date=3 August 2024|publisher=The South African|access-date=3 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240803130611/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/paris-olympics-2024/adrian-wildschutt-sets-south-africa-record-in-10-000m-final-breakiing-result/|archive-date=3 August 2024|url-status=live}}