Gerda Steyn

Gerda Steyn

Personal information
Birth name	Gerda Steyn
Nationality	South African
Born	(1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 34) Bothaville, Free State, South Africa
Education	University of the Free State
Occupation	long-distance runner
Years active	2014–present
Sport
Country	South Africa
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Marathon, Ultramarathon
Club	Phantane Athletics Club
Coached by	self coached
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	5 km: 15:45 (Kingsley 2020) 10 km: 32:24 (Dubai 2020) Half marathon: 1:10:55 (Ras Al Khaimah 2020) Marathon: 2:24:03 (Valencia Marathon 2023) Ultramarathon: 5:44:54 (Comrades 2023)

Gerda Steyn (born 3 March 1990) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. She set the Comrades Marathon down-run record in 2023 with a mark of 5:44:54, becoming the fourth woman under 6 hours for that race.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}