Shaun de Jager
 De Jager at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Nationality |
 South Africa | ||||||||||||
| Born | 28 June 1991 | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 400 m | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 2012 Summer Olympics, de Jager was part of the South African team in the 4x400 metres relay race. In the first semifinal, Ofentse Mogawane fell and dislocated his shoulder when he collided with Kenya's 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
- ↑ 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
External links
- Shaun de Jager profile at IAAF
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