Leigh Julius
Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter.[1]
Julius was born in
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
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| 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 | |
| 9th (h) | 4 × 100 m relay | 40.42 | |||
| 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
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| World Championships | Berlin, Germany
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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". Beijing2008.cn. Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 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
- Leigh Julius at World Athletics
- Leigh Julius at Olympics.com
- Leigh Julius at Olympedia
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