Leigh Julius
Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter.[1]
Julius represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 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) |
200m |
21.83 (wind: -4.1 m/s) |
| 6th (h)[2] |
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) |
100m |
10.56 (wind: +0.3 m/s) |
| 2nd |
200m |
20.88 (wind: +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 |
| 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
References