Frits Potgieter

Frederick "Frits" Potgieter (born 13 March 1974, in Pretoria[1]) is a retired South African athlete who competed mostly in the discus throw. He won the silver medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships, as well as several senior medals at regional level. He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships without reaching the final.

Frits Potgieter
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1974-03-13) March 13, 1974
Pretoria, South Africa
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight118 kg (260 lb)

Potgieter played for Waterkloof High School and Northern Transvaal's Craven for three years. He then participated at various sporting events, including the Universiade and African Games winning medals in discus throwing discipline. A four-time gold medalist, he was placed in fourth place on the South African all-time list.[2]

Following 2000 Summer Olympics, Potgieter joined Pretoria Rugby Club, after South African athletics initialized a new policy which states that bans athletes 26 and older to participate in international events.[2]

His personal best in the event was 64.16 metres.[2]

His brother, Karel Potgieter, is a former shot putter.[2]

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
1992 World Junior Championships Seoul, South Korea 16th (q) Shot put 16.15 m
2nd Discus throw 56.28 m
1994 Commonwealth Games Victoria, Canada 5th Discus throw 56.10 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 39th (q) Discus throw 54.84 m
Universiade Fukuoka, Japan 2nd Discus throw 61.38 m
All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe 3rd Discus throw 58.54 m
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 15th (q) Discus throw 61.30 m
Universiade Catania, Italy 16th (q) Discus throw 53.20 m
1998 African Championships Dakar, Senegal 2nd Discus throw 60.50 m
Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th Discus throw 59.01 m
1999 Universiade Palma de Mallorca, Spain 5th Discus throw 61.10 m
All-Africa Games Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd Discus throw 60.59 m
2000 African Championships Algiers, Algeria 1st Discus throw 60.35 m
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 18th (q) Discus throw 61.56 m

References
  1. Sports-Reference profile
  2. Gert le Roux (31 May 2001). "Draconian policies push Frits out". News24. Retrieved 10 October 2019.


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