Leigh Julius

Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter.^[1]

Julius was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape,^[2][3] He represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 × 100 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
2001	World Youth Championships	Debrecen, Hungary	2nd	Medley reley	1:51.35
2002	World Junior Championships	Kingston, Jamaica	21st (sf)	200 m	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)	100 m	10.56 (+0.3 m/s)
			2nd	200 m	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
	World Championships	Berlin, Germany	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

1. "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.
2. le Roux, Gert (3 April 2001). "Julius star of school champs". News24. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
3. "Julius set new SA youth sprinting record | IOL Sport". Independent Online. South Africa. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
4. Disqualified in the final.

External links

• Leigh Julius at World Athletics
• Leigh Julius at Olympics.com
• Leigh Julius at Olympedia