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Former High Jump World Champion Jacques Freitag Found Dead in Pretoria

The 42-year-old athlete, who had struggled with addiction, was discovered with gunshot wounds near a cemetery after being missing for weeks.

  • Jacques Freitag was last seen leaving his mother's house with an unidentified man on June 17.
  • His body was found in a field near Zandfontein Cemetery in Pretoria West.
  • Police are treating his death as a murder but have not identified any suspects.
  • Freitag was a celebrated athlete, winning world titles at youth, junior, and senior levels.
  • His disappearance and subsequent death have deeply affected the South African sports community.
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