Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter. Julius was born in

Cradock, Eastern Cape Cradock is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, in the upper valley of the Great Fish River, by road northeast of Port Elizabeth. The town is the administrative seat of the Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality in the Chris Hani D ...

, He represented

South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics South Africa competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The team included 136 athletes, as of 10 July 2008. South Africa had its worst medals performance at an Olympics since 1994 (winter games), and tied its pe ...

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. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with

Hannes Dreyer Johannes "Hannes" Jacobus Gerhardu Dreyer (born 13 January 1985) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres., beijing2008.cn, ret: Aug 26, 2008 Dreyer represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing ...

, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang. In their qualification heat they did not finish due to a mistake in the baton exchange and they were eliminated.

Competition record

Personal bests

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ...

- 10.25 s (2007) *

200 metres The 200 metres, or 200-meter dash, is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 metre racetrack, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques is needed to successfully run the race. A slightl ...

- 20.42 s (2010) * 400 metres - 46.59 s (2004)

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* * * 1985 births African Games gold medalists for South Africa African Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Living people Olympic athletes of South Africa South African male sprinters Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 All-Africa Games Universiade gold medalists for South Africa Universiade silver medalists for South Africa Universiade bronze medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 2003 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2007 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 2009 Summer Universiade People from Cradock, Eastern Cape Sportspeople from the Eastern Cape 20th-century South African people 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub