 De Jager at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 (age 34) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | 400 m | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 27 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
Shaun de Jager (born 28 June 1991 inPretoria) is a South African sprinter.[1] He competed in the4 × 400 m relay event at the2012 Summer Olympics.[2]
At the2012 Summer Olympics, de Jager was part of theSouth African team in the4x400 metres relay race. In the first semifinal,Ofentse Mogawane fell and dislocated his shoulder when he collided with Kenya'sVincent 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]
