Jacobus Petrus Engelbrecht (born 8 March 1987) is a South African athlete specialising in the shot put. He has won several medals on continental level. In addition, he represented his country at the 2014 World Indoor Championships without qualifying for the final.
His personal bests in the event are 20.45 metres outdoors (Stellenbosch 2015) and 17.59 metres indoors (Sopot 2014).
Competition record Representing 2011UniversiadeShenzhen, China7thShot put18.97 mAll-Africa GamesMaputo, Mozambique2ndShot put18.89 m2012African ChampionshipsPorto-Novo, Benin4thShot put17.91 m2013UniversiadeKazan, Russia5thShot put19.48 m2014World Indoor ChampionshipsSopot, Poland19th (q)Shot put17.59 mAfrican ChampionshipsMarrakesh, Morocco2ndShot put18.87 m2015UniversiadeGwangju, South Korea6thShot put19.20 mWorld Championships Beijing, China25th (q)Shot put19.04 mAfrican GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo3rdShot put19.55 m2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa1stShot put20.00 m2017World Championships London, United Kingdom27th (q)Shot put19.59 m
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