Brian Raats
{{Short description|South African athlete (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Brian Raats
| honorific_suffix = OLY
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| relatives = Charl Raats (Father), Elsabe Raats (Mother), Muranda Klaassen (Sister), Diane Oosthuizen (Sister)
| image = Athlétisme paris 2024 08.jpg
| caption = Brian Raats (left) at the 2024 African Championships
| nationality = South African
| sport = Track and Field
| event = High Jump
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|1|17|df=yes}}
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| pb = High jump: 2.26m (2022)
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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | African Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2024 Douala|High jump}}
{{MedalCompetition|World U20 Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Cali |High jump}}
{{Medal|Competition|African U20 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 Ndola|High jump}}
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Brian Raats {{post-nominals|list=OLY}} (born 17 January 2004) is a South African track and field athlete. In 2024, he became national champion in the high jump.{{cite web|title= Brian Raats|website=World Athletics|accessdate=20 April 2024|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/south-africa/brian-raats-14932625}}
Career
In 2022, aged 18 years-old, Raats jumped a personal best in the high jump of 2.26 metres in Potchefstroom.{{cite web|url= https://supersport.com/athletics/general/news/3815d729-2d58-4037-8d9f-42a23d5019e4/tuks-high-jumper-likes-setting-big-goals|website=Supersport.com|accessdate=20 April 2024|title= Tuks high jumper likes setting big goals|date=9 March 2023|first=Wilhelm|last=de Swardt}} He finished second in the high jump at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7163112?eventId=10229615 |title= Men's High Jump Results: World Athletics Junior U20 Championships 2022|date=1 August 2022}}{{cite web|url= https://supersport.com/athletics/general/news/2aa40b45-3eb5-41c1-91e5-7470ac6a3757/brian-raats-bags-silver-at-world-junior-day-5-u20|website=Supersport|accessdate=20 April 2024|title= Brian Raats bags silver at world junior - day 5 U20 Athletics|date=6 August 2022 }} In 2022, he was nominated for South African Junior Athlete of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://athleticsawards.co.za/2022-nominees/|website=Athleticsawards.co.za|accessdate=21 June 2024|title= 2022 BACKTRACK PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS NOMINATIONS}}
In March 2023, he won the South African U20 high jump title with a jump of 2.20 metres.{{cite web|url= https://www.citizen.co.za/rekord/sports-news/local-sports/2023/03/28/athletics-gauteng-norths-juniors-dominate-the-national-championship-again/amp|website=Citizen.co.za|accessdate=20 April 2024|title= Athletics Gauteng North’s juniors dominate national championships again|first=Koos|last=Venter|date=28 March 2023}} He then won the gold medal at the African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia in 2023 with a jump of 2.15 metres.{{cite web|url= https://www.sasportspress.co.za/sa-youth-and-junior-athletes-shine-in-zambia|website=sasportspress.co.za|accessdate=20 April 2024|title= SA Youth And Junior Athletes Shine In Zambia}}{{cite web|url= https://sportscorner.co.za/sa-junior-athletes-win-gold-at-caa-championships-in-lusaka/|website=Spoetscorner.za|accessdate=20 April 2024|title= SA junior athletes win gold at CAA Championships in Lusaka|date=19 April 2023}}
In April 2024, he became the senior national high jump champion at the South African Athletics Championships in Pietermaritzburg.{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7207314?eventId=10229615 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=20 April 2024|title= South African Championships|date=18 April 2024}}
He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where he qualified for the final, finishing in twelfth place overall.{{cite web|url=https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5852/men-s-high-jump-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics|website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 August 2024|title= Men's High Jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=10 August 2024}}
References
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Category:South African male high jumpers
Category:South African Athletics Championships winners
Category:Olympic athletes for South Africa
Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics