Fredriech Pretorius
South African athlete (born 1995)
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Born | (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Pretoria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Decathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 26 August 2016 |
Fredriech Pretorius (born 4 August 1995) is a South African track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He was the bronze medallist at the 2015 African Games before becoming continental champion at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.
Competition record
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, United States | 7th | Decathlon (junior) | 7689 |
Commonwealth Games | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | Decathlon | 7639 | |
2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 11th | Decathlon | 7174 |
African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | Decathlon | 7186 | |
2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | 1st | Decathlon | 7780 |
2017 | Universiade | Taipei, Taiwan | 6th | Decathlon | 7390 |
2018 | African Championships | Asaba, Nigeria | 2nd | Decathlon | 7733 |
2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 1st | Decathlon | 7550 |
African Championships | Douala, Cameroon | – | Decathlon | DNF |
References
- Fredriech Pretorius at World Athletics
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African Games champions in men's decathlon
- 1978: Mohamed Bensaad (ALG)
- 1987–91: Mourad Mahour Bacha (ALG)
- 1995: Danie van Wyk (RSA)
- 1999: Anis Riahi (TUN)
- 2003: Mustafa Taha Hussein (EGY)
- 2007: Hamdi Dhouibi (TUN)
- 2011: Jangy Addy (LBR)
- 2015: Guillaume Thierry (MRI)
- 2019: Larbi Bourrada (ALG)
- 2023: Fredriech Pretorius (RSA)