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South African police have discovered the body of former high jump world champion Jacques Freitag, local media reported.

According to reports, the 42-year-old, who won the world championship title in Paris in 2003 and took part in the 2004 Olympic Games, was shot.

His family declined to comment.

Police said they found the body of Friday, who disappeared last month, in a field near a cemetery in the city of Pretoria. The family had not yet officially identified the body.

Freitag’s sister Chrissie Lewis had asked for help on social media in finding Freitag, who disappeared in the early hours of June 17 after leaving his mother’s house. Lewis said he had struggled with drug addiction after ending his sporting career.

Freitag was part of a select group of athletes who won world titles at youth, junior and senior levels.

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