Leigh Ignatius Julius (born 25 March 1985) is a South African sprinter.
Julius was born in Cradock, Eastern Cape, He represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4 × 100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, 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 Representing 2001World Youth ChampionshipsDebrecen, Hungary 2ndMedley reley1:51.352002World Junior ChampionshipsKingston, Jamaica21st (sf)200 m21.83 (-4.1 m/s)6th (h)Disqualified in the final.4 × 400 m relay3:07.65Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom3rd (h)4 × 400 m relay3:04.312003UniversiadeDaegu, South Korea 2nd100 m10.50 1st200 m20.492004World Junior ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy14th (sf)100 m10.56 (+0.3 m/s)2nd200 m20.88 (+0.1 m/s)2nd4 × 400 m relay3:04.50Olympic GamesAthens, Greece32nd (h)200 m20.802005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland36th (h)100 m10.5124th (qf)200 m21.45Universiadeİzmir, Turkey 1st200 m20.569th (h)4 × 100 m relay40.422006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, Australia10th (sf)200 m20.86 2nd4 × 100 m relay38.98African ChampionshipsBambous, Mauritius 3rd200 m20.82 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.682007UniversiadeBangkok, Thailand 2nd200 m20.96 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.20All-Africa GamesAlgiers, Algeria 1st200 m20.81 2nd4 × 100 m relay39.11World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan11th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.052009UniversiadeBelgrade, Serbia19th (qf)200 m39.52 3rd4 × 100 m relay39.52World ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany14th (h)4 × 100 m relay39.71
Personal bests 100 metres – 10.25 s (2007) 200 metres – 20.42 s (2010) 400 metres – 46.59 s (2004)
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