Hestrie Cloete
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Hestrie Cloete |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  South Africa |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 2000 Sydney | High jump | |
| Silver | 2004 Athens | High jump | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | High jump | |
| Gold | 2003 Paris | High jump | |
Hestrie Cloete-Storbeck (born August 26, 1978 in Germiston, South Africa) is a highly successful high jumper.
[edit] Biography
Cloete grew up in the small railway town of Coligny with her mother Martie and father Willem. She was discovered at an age of 13 by her long-time coach Martin Marx, and trained at the Lichtenburg High School early in her career. She was quickly found to have a very strong will, which had given other coaches trouble coaching her. Hestrie has always put a great significance in maintaining a strong mind, and explained that she finds much of that strength in her faith. In 2003, she was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver (OIS) by South African president Thabo Mbeki for excellence in her sports performances.
Cloete has somewhat unusual habits as she is known to smoke about a pack of cigarettes a day, and has also stated she loves fast food. Also, before every jump, she spins her index fingers around each other. This is thought to be an attempt to focus and to help her visualize clearing the bar.
Cloete has spoken of plans to retire after the 2004 Summer Olympics to focus on her family, and indeed she hasn't competed internationally since 2004.
[edit] Achievements
Hestrie's awarded international achievements follows below. Her high jump personal best as of August 31, 2003 is 2.06 m.
| Championship | Year | Height | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 2004 | 2.02 m | Silver |
| 2000 | 2.01 m | Silver | |
| World Championships in Athletics | 2003 | 2.06 m | Gold |
| 2001 | 2.00 m | Gold | |
| World Cup in Athletics | 2002 | 2.02 m | Gold |
| Silver | |||
| Commonwealth Games | 2002 | 1.96 m | Gold |
| African Championships | 2004 | 1.95 m | Gold |
| 2002 | 1.95 m | Gold | |
| 1998 | 1.92 m | Gold | |
| All-Africa Games | 1999 | 1.96 m | Gold |
| 1995 | 1.85 m | Gold |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Hestrie Cloete accessdate 2005-12-20
- Athletes - Hestrie Cloete. Women Warriors. Women Warriors Productions Inc. Retrieved on 2005-12-20.
- Hestrie Cloete. South African History Online. Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
- Hestrie Cloete Pictures
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Paula Radcliffe |
Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Yelena Isinbayeva |
| Sporting positions | ||
Preceded by Venelina Veneva |
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance 1999 |
Succeeded by Monica Iagăr |
Preceded by Kajsa Bergqvist |
Women's High Jump Best Year Performance alongside Kajsa Bergqvist2003 |
Succeeded by Yelena Slesarenko |
