Leigh Julius
Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter.[1]
Julius was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape,[2][3] He represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 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[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing South Africa | |||||
2001 | World Youth Championships | Debrecen, Hungary | 2nd | Medley reley | 1:51.35 |
2002 | World Junior Championships | Kingston, Jamaica | 21st (sf) | 200m | 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 | 2nd | 100 m | 10.50 |
1st | 200 m | 20.49 | |||
2004 | World Junior Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 14th (sf) | 100m | 10.56 (+0.3 m/s) |
2nd | 200m | 20.88 (+0.1 m/s) | |||
2nd | 4 × 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 | 1st | 200 m | 20.56 | |
2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | 10th (sf) | 200 m | 20.86 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.98 | |||
African Championships | Bambous, Mauritius | 3rd | 200 m | 20.82 | |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.68 | |||
2007 | Universiade | Bangkok, Thailand | 2nd | 200 m | 20.96 |
2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.20 | |||
All-Africa Games | Algiers, Algeria | 1st | 200 m | 20.81 | |
2nd | 4 × 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 |
3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.52 | |||
World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 14th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.71 |
Personal bests[]
- 100 metres - 10.25 s (2007)
- 200 metres - 20.42 s (2010)
- 400 metres - 46.59 s (2004)
References[]
- ^ a b Athlete biography: Leigh Julius Archived 8 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, beijing2008.cn, ret: 26 August 2008
- ^ le Roux, Gert (3 April 2001). "Julius star of school champs". News24. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Julius set new SA youth sprinting record | IOL Sport". Independent Online. South Africa. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Disqualified in the final.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1985 births
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- Living people
- Olympic athletes of South Africa
- South African male sprinters
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games
- Universiade gold medalists for South Africa
- Universiade silver medalists for South Africa
- Universiade bronze medalists for South Africa
- Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade
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