Frits Potgieter

Frits Potgieter
Personal information
Nationality South African
Born (1974-03-13) March 13, 1974
Pretoria, South Africa
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight 118 kg (260 lb)

Frederick "Frits" Potgieter (born 13 March 1974, in Pretoria[1]) is a retired South African athlete who comepted mostly in the discus throw.[2] 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.

His personal best in the event is 63.90 metres set in Potchefstroom in 2000.

His brother, Karel Potgieter, is a former shot putter.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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
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

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