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, Hungary 2ndMedley reley1:51.35
2002 World Junior Championships Kingston, Jamaica 21st (sf)200 m 21.83 (-4.1 m/s)
6th (h) [4] 4 × 400 m relay 3:07.65
Commonwealth Games Manchester, United Kingdom 3rd (h)4 × 400 m relay 3:04.31
2003 Universiade Daegu, South Korea 2nd100 m 10.50
1st200 m 20.49
2004 World Junior Championships Grosseto, Italy 14th (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, Greece 32nd (h)200 m 20.80
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 36th (h)100 m 10.51
24th (qf)200 m 21.45
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 1st200 m 20.56
9th (h)4 × 100 m relay 40.42
2006 Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia 10th (sf)200 m 20.86
2nd4 × 100 m relay 38.98
African Championships Bambous, Mauritius 3rd200 m 20.82
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.68
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 2nd200 m 20.96
2nd4 × 100 m relay39.20
All-Africa Games Algiers, Algeria 1st200 m 20.81
2nd4 × 100 m relay 39.11
World Championships Osaka, Japan 11th (h)4 × 100 m relay 39.05
2009 Universiade Belgrade, Serbia 19th (qf)200 m 39.52
3rd4 × 100 m relay 39.52
World Championships Berlin, Germany 14th (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.
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