Nicolaas "Nico" Jacobs (born January 26, 1981, in Pretoria, South Africa) is a retired amateur Namibian freestyle wrestler, who competed in the men's heavyweight category.[1] Jacobs had claimed a bronze medal in the 96-kg division at the 2003 All-Africa Games in Abuja, Nigeria, and later became the first Namibian wrestler in history to compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. A graduate at the University of Calgary in Canada, Jacobs trained for the university's wrestling team under his head coach Leigh Vierling.[2]
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| Full name | Nicolaas Jacobs | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Namibia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1981 Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||
| Style | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | University of Calgary (CAN) | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Leigh Vierling (CAN) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jacobs qualified for the Namibian squad, as the nation's first and lone wrestler, in the men's heavyweight class (96 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, with a remarkable milestone. Earlier in the process, he placed sixth in the 97-kg division at the 2003 World Wrestling Championships in New York City, New York, United States, which automatically secured him a spot for his Olympic debut.[3][4] He lost two straight matches each to Kazakhstan's Islam Bairamukov with a 1–7 decision, and Azerbaijan's Rustam Aghayev, who pinned him into the mat by both an eleven-point advantage and a technical fall, in the prelim pool, finishing eighteenth overall in the final rankings.[5]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nico Jacobs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Kotarski, Kris (23 July 2004). "U of C goes to the Olympics". University of Calgary. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ^ Ihuhua, Corry (24 June 2004). "Mutorwa not happy with few athletes to Olympics". The Namibian. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ "Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
External links edit
- Nico Jacobs at the International Wrestling Database
- Nico Jacobs at Olympedia
- Nico Jacobs at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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