A grisly discovery has revealed the death of South African former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag.
Freitag had been missing for two weeks before his body was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to Netwerk24, Freitag, 42, was found in the grass near a cemetery in Pretoria West, SA, and police are treating the case as murder.
He was reported missing after he was last seen leaving his mother's house with an unknown man late on June 17.
Freitag won world championships at youth, junior, and senior levels. He took gold in the high jump at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
He jumped a personal best 2.38 metres in 2005. — Reuters
Former high jump world champion Freitag found dead
Image: Gary Hershorn / Reuters / File Photo
A grisly discovery has revealed the death of South African former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag.
Freitag had been missing for two weeks before his body was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to Netwerk24, Freitag, 42, was found in the grass near a cemetery in Pretoria West, SA, and police are treating the case as murder.
He was reported missing after he was last seen leaving his mother's house with an unknown man late on June 17.
Freitag won world championships at youth, junior, and senior levels. He took gold in the high jump at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
He jumped a personal best 2.38 metres in 2005. — Reuters
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