Willem de Beer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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South African sprinter
Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1988
Place of Birth: Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Profession: athletics competitor
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Willem de Beer
- Willem Frederik Andries de Beer (born 14 March 1988) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won a silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, de Beer was part of the South African team in the 4 x 400 metres relay semifinal, where he was to run the final leg.
- In the second leg Ofentse Mogawane collided with Kenya's Vincent Mumo Kiilu, resulting in South Africa's withdrawal from the race.
- South Africa was passed into the final on appeal to the IAAF, due to interference from the Kenyan athlete who downed Mogawane.
- They were assigned the 9th lane.
- He ran the second leg in the final in which South Africa finished eighth.
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