Former world high jump champion found dead

South African former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag was found dead with gunshot wounds after having been missing for two weeks, South African media have reported.

According to Netwerk24, Freitag (42) was found in the grass near a cemetery in Pretoria West, South Africa, 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. — AFP.

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