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Hestrie Cloete

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Hestrie Cloete OIS (née Storbeck; born 26 August 1978) is a former South African professional high jumper. Her foremost achievements were winning two world championships and two silver medals at the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Hestrie Cloete is the 4,064th most popular athlete (down from 3,313th in 2024), the 335th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 303rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular South African Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hestrie Cloete ranks 4,064 out of 6,025Before her are Koos Maasdijk, Grant Fisher, Maya Pedersen-Bieri, Elien Meijer, Elena Lashmanova, and Jens Steinigen. After her are Judith Zeidler, Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková, Caroline Brunet, Kateřina Emmons, Roberto Moya, and Anna Tunnicliffe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Hestrie Cloete ranks 832Before her are Lara Cox, Alessandro Fei, Rustam Saidov, Claudio Morel Rodríguez, Gerhard Tremmel, and Ernani Pereira. After her are Nicolás Olivera, Judy Ann Santos, Mike Bibby, Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Niklas Bäckström, and Carl Johan Bergman.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Hestrie Cloete ranks 335 out of 454Before her are Ernie Els (1969), Faf du Plessis (1984), David Pocock (1988), Alice Phoebe Lou (1993), Wesley Moodie (1979), and Shaun Bartlett (1972). After her are Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (1985), Katia Guerreiro (1976), Pieter Aldrich (1965), Justine Waddell (1976), Chris Wood (null), and Penelope Heyns (1974).

Among ATHLETES In South Africa

Among athletes born in South Africa, Hestrie Cloete ranks 25Before her are Péter Nagy (null), Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (1980), Zhang Jian (null), Elana Meyer (1966), L. J. van Zyl (1985), and Frantz Kruger (1975). After her are Chris Wood (null), Bridgitte Hartley (1983), Josia Thugwane (1971), Raúl Martínez (null), Sven Schmid (1978), and Marilyn Agliotti (1979).