Brian Raats

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Brian Raats
OLY
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Brian Raats (left) at the 2024 African Championships
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 (age 21)
Relative(s)Charl Raats (Father), Elsabe Raats (Mother), Muranda Klaassen (Sister), Diane Oosthuizen (Sister)
Sport
Sport Track and Field
Event High Jump
Achievements and titles
Personal bestHigh jump: 2.26m (2022)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Douala High jump
World U20 Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Cali High jump
African U20 Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Ndola High jump

Brian Raats OLY (born 17 January 2004) is a South African track and field athlete. In 2024, he became national champion in the high jump. [1]

Career

In 2022, aged 18 years-old, Raats jumped a personal best in the high jump of 2.26 metres in Potchefstroom. [2] He finished second in the high jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. [3] [4] In 2022, he was nominated for South African Junior Athlete of the Year. [5]

In March 2023, he won the South African U20 high jump title with a jump of 2.20 metres. [6] He then won the gold medal at the African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia in 2023 with a jump of 2.15 metres. [7] [8]

In April 2024, he became the senior national high jump champion at the South African Athletics Championships in Pietermaritzburg. [9]

He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he qualified for the final, finishing in twelfth place overall. [10]

References

  1. "Brian Raats". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. de Swardt, Wilhelm (9 March 2023). "Tuks high jumper likes setting big goals". Supersport.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. "Men's High Jump Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022". 1 August 2022.
  4. "Brian Raats bags silver at world junior - day 5 U20 Athletics". Supersport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  5. "2022 BACKTRACK PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS". Athleticsawards.co.za. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. Venter, Koos (28 March 2023). "Athletics Gauteng North's juniors dominate national championships again". Citizen.co.za. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  7. "SA Youth And Junior Athletes Shine In Zambia". sasportspress.co.za. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. "SA junior athletes win gold at CAA Championships in Lusaka". Spoetscorner.za. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  9. "South African Championships". World Athletics. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  10. "Men's High Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 10 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.