Shaun de Jager
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Nationality | South Africa | ||||||||||||||
Born | 28 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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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
- ^ Sports Reference profile
- ^ London 2012 profile Archived 2012-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ New York Times, "Pistorius’s Relay Ends Before It Begins", Andrew Das, 9 August 2012
- ^ Newsday, "Oscar Pistorius, South Africa to run in 4x400-meter Olympic final on appeal", Associated Press, 9 August 2012
- ^ 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