Rene van der Merwe (born 15 June 1986) is a South African female high jumper.

She was the gold medallist at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, extending her country's success in the event from Hestrie Cloete.

[1] She went on to compete for Africa at the 2006 IAAF World Cup.

The following year, she was fourth at the 2007 All-Africa Games.

[2] She also represented her country at the 2009 Summer Universiade,[3] where she set her personal best height of 1.85 m (6 ft 3⁄4 in).