Gerda Steyn

Gerda Steyn
Personal information
Birth nameGerda Steyn
NationalitySouth African
Born (1990-03-03) 3 March 1990 (age 34)
Bothaville, Free State, South Africa
EducationUniversity of the Free State
Occupationlong-distance runner
Years active2014–present
Sport
Country South Africa
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, Ultramarathon
ClubPhantane Athletics Club
Coached byself coached
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

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]