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Nationality | South African nationality law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Warrenton, Cape Province, South Africa | 11 June 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
c. 1 July 2024 (aged 42) Pretoria West, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | High jump: 2.38 ( Oudtshoorn 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacques Freitag (11 June 1982 – c. 1 July 2024) [1] was 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 South African high jump champion in 1973 with a personal best of 1.74 metres.
He was found shot dead, two weeks after going missing, at the age of 42. [2] His case is being considered a murder. [3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | ||||
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 |
He was in Hoërskool Erasmus in Bronkhorstspruit, then he attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), located in Pretoria.
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | South African nationality law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Warrenton, Cape Province, South Africa | 11 June 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
c. 1 July 2024 (aged 42) Pretoria West, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | High jump | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best | High jump: 2.38 ( Oudtshoorn 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacques Freitag (11 June 1982 – c. 1 July 2024) [1] was 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 South African high jump champion in 1973 with a personal best of 1.74 metres.
He was found shot dead, two weeks after going missing, at the age of 42. [2] His case is being considered a murder. [3]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing South Africa | ||||
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 |
He was in Hoërskool Erasmus in Bronkhorstspruit, then he attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), located in Pretoria.