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'''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.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Nico Jacobs|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/nico-jacobs-1.html|8 June 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kotarski|first=Kris|title=U of C goes to the Olympics|url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/july23-04/olympics.html|publisher=[[University of Calgary]]|date=23 July 2004|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref> |
'''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.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Nico Jacobs|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/nico-jacobs-1.html|8 June 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kotarski |first=Kris |title=U of C goes to the Olympics |url=https://www.ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/july23-04/olympics.html |publisher=[[University of Calgary]] |date=23 July 2004 |accessdate=8 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524030621/http://ucalgary.ca/oncampus/weekly/july23-04/olympics.html |archivedate=24 May 2009 |df= }}</ref> |
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Jacobs qualified for the Namibian squad, as the nation's first and lone wrestler, in the [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Gary|title=Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle|url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=10340|work=[[USA Wrestling]]|publisher=The Mat|date=18 July 2004|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ihuhua|first=Corry|title=Mutorwa not happy with few athletes to Olympics|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?archive_id=6527&page_type=archive_story_detail&page=5571|publisher=[[The Namibian]]|date=24 June 2004|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/wrestling/results/3532658.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=30 September 2013}}</ref> |
Jacobs qualified for the Namibian squad, as the nation's first and lone wrestler, in the [[Wrestling at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 96 kg|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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Abbott|first=Gary|title=Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle|url=http://www.themat.com/section.php?section_id=3&page=showarticle&ArticleID=10340|work=[[USA Wrestling]]|publisher=The Mat|date=18 July 2004|accessdate=29 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ihuhua|first=Corry|title=Mutorwa not happy with few athletes to Olympics|url=http://www.namibian.com.na/indexx.php?archive_id=6527&page_type=archive_story_detail&page=5571|publisher=[[The Namibian]]|date=24 June 2004|accessdate=8 June 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 96kg|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/wrestling/results/3532658.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 August 2004|accessdate=30 September 2013}}</ref> |
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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) | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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
- ^ 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 2016-12-04. 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.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Abbott, Gary (18 July 2004). "Olympic Games preview at 96 kg/211.5 lbs. in men's freestyle". USA Wrestling. The Mat. 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.
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