Hestrie Cloete OIS is a former South African professional high jumper.
10 Facts About Hestrie Cloete
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Hestrie Cloete was quickly found to have a very strong will, which had given other coaches trouble coaching her.
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Hestrie Cloete had always put a great significance in maintaining a strong mind, and explained that she finds much of that strength in her faith.
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Hestrie Cloete had somewhat unusual habits, as she was known to smoke about a pack of cigarettes a day, and has stated she loved fast food.
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Hestrie Cloete retired after the 2004 Summer Olympics to focus on her family.
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Hestrie Cloete achieved her high jump personal best of 2.06 m on 31 August 2003, when winning the gold medal under the World Championships in Paris.
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Hestrie Cloete grew up under her maiden name Storbeck in the small railway town of Coligny with her mother Martie and father Willem.
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Hestrie Cloete divorced her first husband in 2004 and married Afrikaans singer Jurie Els on 30 September 2005, gave birth to a daughter Chrizette on 5 October 2006 and moved to New Zealand early in 2008.
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Hestrie Cloete and Jurie's son Jason John Els was born in New Zealand on 23 July 2008.
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The couple resides in Millwater, Silverdale, Auckland on the North Island and Hestrie Cloete is a sport store manager while Jurie owns a small business Retro Records which sells Pop and Rock vinyl records.