| Jaco Engelbrecht | |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Shot put |
| Birth Date: | 8 March 1987 |
| Height: | 1.98m (06.5feet) |
| Weight: | 146kg (322lb) |
| Education: | University of Johannesburg[1] |
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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).
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Universiade | Shenzhen, China | 7th | Shot put | 18.97 m | |
| All-Africa Games | Maputo, Mozambique | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 18.89 m | |
| 2012 | African Championships | Porto Novo, Benin | 4th | Shot put | 17.91 m | |
| 2013 | Universiade | Kazan, Russia | 5th | Shot put | 19.48 m | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 19th (q) | Shot put | 17.59 m | |
| African Championships | Marrakech, Morocco | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Shot put | 18.87 m | |
| 2015 | Universiade | Gwangju, South Korea | 6th | Shot put | 19.20 m | |
| Beijing, China | 25th (q) | Shot put | 19.04 m | |||
| African Games | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | 3rd | Shot put | 19.55 m | ||
| 2016 | African Championships | Durban, South Africa | bgcolor=gold | 1st | Shot put | 20.00 m |
| 2017 | London, United Kingdom | 27th (q) | Shot put | 19.59 m | ||