Gert Thys
South African marathon runner
- Fame37.1
- Momentum0.0
- Wikipedia102
Source-basedFalling
Born 1971 · age 55South Africa
South AfricaVerify ownership in 2 minutes. Keeps the profile accurate and discoverable.
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21
Gert Thys is a male long-distance runner from South Africa, who represented his native country in the marathon at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thys is a former African record holder in the marathon, and is the current holder of the South African record with his best of 2:06:33 from the 1999 Tokyo International Marathon, which was also the course record for that race.
Gallery
Photos
1 image · refresh overdue
Where to find them
Platforms
No platforms connected yet.
Claim this profile to add yours →By the numbers
Score breakdown
The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.
Fame
Falling37.1
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Historical6.5
Source confidence40.0
Completeness50.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—