Leigh Julius

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Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter. [1]

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Julius was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape, [2] [3] He represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated. [1]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2001 World Youth Championships Debrecen, Hungary2ndMedley reley1:51.35
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica21st (sf)200 m 21.83 (-4.1 m/s)
6th (h) [4] 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.65
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom3rd (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:04.31
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea2nd100 m 10.50
1st200 m 20.49
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy14th (sf)100 m 10.56 (+0.3 m/s)
2nd200 m 20.88 (+0.1 m/s)
2nd4 × 400 m relay 3:04.50
Olympic Games Athens, Greece32nd (h)200 m 20.80
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland36th (h)100 m 10.51
24th (qf)200 m 21.45
Universiade İzmir, Turkey1st200 m 20.56
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 40.42
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia10th (sf)200 m 20.86
2nd4 × 100 m relay 38.98
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius3rd200 m 20.82
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.68
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand2nd200 m 20.96
2nd4 × 100 m relay39.20
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria1st200 m 20.81
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.11
World Championships Osaka, Japan11th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.05
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia19th (qf)200 m 39.52
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.52
World Championships Berlin, Germany14th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.71

Personal bests

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete biography: Leigh Julius". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. le Roux, Gert (3 April 2001). "Julius star of school champs". News24. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  3. "Julius set new SA youth sprinting record | IOL Sport". Independent Online. South Africa. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. Disqualified in the final.