Ramsay Carelse (born 30 October 1985) is a South African

high jump The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat f ...

er. He was born in Somerset West,

Western Cape The Western Cape is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country. It is the fourth largest of the nine provinces with an area of , and the third most populous, with an estimated 7 million inhabitants in 2020 ...

. He finished fifth at the 2004 World Junior Championships, fifth at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

and won the bronze medal at the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2006 World Indoor Championships without reaching the final. His personal best is 2.30 metres, achieved in March 2005 in

Oudtshoorn Oudtshoorn (, ), the "ostrich capital of the world", is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, located between the Swartberg mountains to the north and the Outeniqua Mountains to the south. Two ostrich-feather booms, during 1865–1 ...

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1985 births Living people People from Somerset West South African male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa Sportspeople from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-athletics-bio-stub