Rume Burger
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 February 2008 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best | 200m: 23.49 (2025) |
Rume Burger (born 7 February 2008) is a South African sprinter. She won the South African Athletics Championships over 200 metres in 2025.[1]
Biography
[edit]At the age of 17 years-old, Burger won the senior South African Athletics Championships gold medal in the women’s 200 metres in a time of 23.49 seconds. She also won the bronze medal in the 100m final in a time of 11.48 seconds.[2] Burger also ran 23.36 seconds to break the SA Schools 200m record in Bloemfontein in 2025. Later that year, she signed a three-year sponsorship deal with sportswear company Nike, with the deal structured as a Name, Image and Likeness so as not to impede potential NCAA eligibility of she decided to accept an offer from the United States after finishing at Sekondêre Meisieskool Oranje in South Africa.[3]
In February 2026, she won the 150 metres in 16.95 seconds ahead of Jada van Staden at the USN Simbine Classic Shootout.[4] In April, she placed third in the 200 metres final at the South African Championships in Stellenbosch, running 23.64 seconds, to finish behind Anestayshia George and new champion Kayla La Grange.[5]
Personal life
[edit]From Bloemfontein, her father Philip Burger is a former Blitzboks rugby player and her mother Marinda played for the Proteas netball team. Her grandfather Thys Burger was also a rugby player for South Africa.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rume Burger". World Athletics. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Botton, Wesley (4 May 2025). "Junior athletes are flaunting South Africa's immense talent". Citizen.co.za. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Piek, Morgan (28 Jan 2026). "Bloemfontein sprint phenom Burger's breakthrough season lands major deal". ofm.co.za. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "RUMÉ BURGER AND KARABO MORE SHINE AT USN SIMBINE CLASSIC SHOOTOUT". gsport. February 10, 2026. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "South African Championships". World Athletics. 18 April 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
- ↑ "Teen sprint sensation Burger humbled and blessed". ofm.co.za. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ↑ "'She lives and breathes athletics': Proud father Philip Burger on new SA 200m champ Rume". News24. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
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