Fredriech Pretorius

Fredriech Pretorius
Pretorius at the 2023 African Games
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 30)
EducationUniversity of Pretoria
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Decathlon
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  South Africa
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 AccraDecathlon
Bronze medal – third place2015 BrazzavilleDecathlon
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 DurbanDecathlon
Silver medal – second place2018 AsabaDecathlon
Silver medal – second place2022 Saint PierreDecathlon

Fredriech Pretorius (born 4 August 1995) is a South African track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He was the bronze medallist at the 2015 African Games before becoming continental champion at the 2016 African Championships in Athletics.

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  South Africa
2014World Junior ChampionshipsEugene, United States7thDecathlon (junior)7689
Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom7thDecathlon7639
2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea11thDecathlon7174
African GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo3rdDecathlon7186
2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa1stDecathlon7780
2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan6thDecathlon7390
2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria2ndDecathlon7733
2022African ChampionshipsSaint Pierre, Mauritius2nd[1]Decathlon7504
2024African GamesAccra, Ghana1stDecathlon7550
African ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon–DecathlonDNF

References

  1. ^ "Heroic return for Team SA with 36 medals from Mauritius 2022 – Athletics Africa". athletics.africa. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fredriech_Pretorius&oldid=1323355215"