Shaun de Jager

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Shaun de Jager
De Jager at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991 (age 32)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event400 m
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Durban 4x400 m relay
Updated on 27 August 2016.

Shaun de Jager (born 28 June 1991 in Pretoria) is a South African sprinter.[1] He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

At the

Vincent Kiilu, resulting in South Africa's withdrawal from the race.[3] South Africa was passed into the final on appeal to the IAAF, due to interference from the Kenyan athlete who downed Mogawane. They were assigned the 9th lane[4] and finished in 8th place with their season's best time of 3:03.46.[5]

References

  1. ^ Sports Reference profile
  2. ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ New York Times, "Pistorius’s Relay Ends Before It Begins", Andrew Das, 9 August 2012
  4. ^ Newsday, "Oscar Pistorius, South Africa to run in 4x400-meter Olympic final on appeal", Associated Press, 9 August 2012
  5. ^ Greenberg, Chris (11 August 2012), Oscar Pistorius, South African 4x400M Relay Team Finish 8th As Bahamas Wins Gold, The Huffington Post, retrieved 22 August 2012

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