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| Nationality |  South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 June 1982 Warrenton, Cape Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Rentmeester-Tuks AC, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Martin Marx, Jonathan Greyvensteyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | High jump: 2.38 (Oudtshoorn 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacques Freitag (born 11 June 1982) is a South African high jumper. He is one of only ten athletes (along with Valerie Adams, Usain Bolt, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Yelena Isinbayeva, Kirani James, Jana Pittman, Dani Samuels, David Storl and Faith Kipyegon) to win world championships at the youth, junior, and senior level of an athletic event.
Freitag grew up in Bronkhorstspruit, Gauteng (50 km east of Pretoria). His mother, Hendrina Pieters, was in 1973 a South African high jump champion with a personal best of 1.74 metres.
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Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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| Representing South Africa
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| 1999 | World Youth Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | 2.16 m |
| All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | 4th | 2.20 m | |
| 2000 | World Junior Championships | Santiago, Chile | 1st | 2.24 m |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 23rd (q) | 2.15 m |
| 2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 2.35 m |
| 2004 | Olympic Games | Athens, Greece | 20th (q) | 2.20 m |
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 18th (q) | 2.20 m |
Awards
- 2003 University of Pretoria Sportsman of the year[1]
Education
He was in Erasmus hoërskool in Bronkhorstspruit then he attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria.
References
- ^ "2003 > University of Pretoria". Web.up.ac.za. 14 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
External links
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World U20 Champions in men's high jump | |
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