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Olympian Jacques Freitag Found Murdered in Pretoria

The former high jump world champion's body was discovered with gunshot wounds weeks after he went missing.

  • South African police have opened a murder investigation following the discovery of Freitag's body.
  • Freitag, 42, was last seen leaving his mother's home on June 17.
  • His body was found near Zandfontein Cemetery in Pretoria.
  • Freitag had a distinguished athletic career, winning world titles at youth, junior, and senior levels.
  • No arrests have been made, but police are following up on leads.
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