Wayde van Niekerk, a track and field athlete from South Africa, has a net worth of $3 million.
Cape Town, South Africa was the birthplace of Wayde van Niekerk in July 1992.
At the 2013 Universiade, he secured a bronze medal in the 4400 meter relay, while achieving silver medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 African Championships in the 400 meters.
Wayde van Niekerk won a gold medal in the 400 m at the 2015 World Championships and multiple gold medals in the 200 m at the 2016 African Championships and the 4100 meter relay at the same event.
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Wayde van Niekerk secured a gold medal in the 400 m event.
He holds the world record for 400 m and is the first man to run faster than 10 seconds in the 100 m, 20 seconds in the 200 m, and 44 seconds in the 400 m.