Frederick Potgieter (born 13 March 1974) is a South African retired athlete who competed mostly in the discus throw. He won the silver medal at the 1992 World Junior Championships, as well as several senior medals at regional level. He represented his country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as two World Championships without reaching the final.Sports-Reference profile
Potgieter played for Waterkloof High School and Northern Transvaal's Craven for three years. He then participated at various sporting events, including the Summer Universiade and African Games winning medals in discus throwing discipline. A four-time gold medalist, he was placed in fourth place on the South African all-time list.
He finished second behind Bob Weir in the discus throw event at the British 1993 AAA Championships.
Following 2000 Summer Olympics, Potgieter joined Pretoria Rugby Club, after South African athletics initialized a new policy which states that bans athletes 26 and older to participate in international events.
His personal best in the event was 64.16 metres.
His brother, Karel Potgieter, is a former shot putter.
Competition record Representing 1992World Junior ChampionshipsSeoul, South Korea16th (q)Shot put16.15 m2ndDiscus throw56.28 m1994Commonwealth GamesVictoria, Canada5thDiscus throw56.10 m1995World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden39th (q)Discus throw54.84 mUniversiadeFukuoka, Japan2ndDiscus throw61.38 mAll-Africa GamesHarare, Zimbabwe3rdDiscus throw58.54 m1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece15th (q)Discus throw61.30 mUniversiadeCatania, Italy16th (q)Discus throw53.20 m1998African ChampionshipsDakar, Senegal2ndDiscus throw60.50 mCommonwealth GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysia6thDiscus throw59.01 m1999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain5thDiscus throw61.10 mAll-Africa GamesJohannesburg, South Africa2ndDiscus throw60.59 m2000African ChampionshipsAlgiers, Algeria1stDiscus throw60.35 mOlympic GamesSydney, Australia18th (q)Discus throw61.56 m
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