Shaun de Jager (born 28 June 1991 in

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

) is a South African sprinter. He competed in the 4 × 400 m relay event at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. At the

, de Jager was part of the South African team in the 4x400 metres relay race. In the first semifinal,

Ofentse Mogawane Ofentse Mogawane (born 20 February 1982) is a former South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 meters. Career He finished sixth in the 2006 African Championships. He also competed at the 2005 World Championships and the 2006 Commonweal ...

fell and dislocated his shoulder when he collided with Kenya's

Vincent Kiilu Vincent Mumo Kiilu (born 3 August 1982) is a Kenyan sprint runner and hurdler who has competed in the 2008 and the 2012 Olympic Games. He has twice competed at the Commonwealth Games (2006 and 2010), including a relay silver medal on his seco ...

, resulting in South Africa's withdrawal from the race. South Africa was passed into the final on appeal to the IAAF, due to interference from the Kenyan athlete who downed Mogawane. They were assigned the 9th lane and finished in 8th place with their season's best time of 3:03.46.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:de Jager, Shaun Athletes from Pretoria South African male sprinters 1991 births Living people Olympic athletes for South Africa Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics