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Jo-Ané du Plessis
Jo-Ané du Plessis in 2024
Personal information
Born (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27)
Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
EducationNorth-West University
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestJT: 64.22 m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Javelin throw
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Accra Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Javelin throw
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Javelin throw
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Saint Pierre Javelin throw
Gold medal – first place 2024 Douala Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 2016 Durban Javelin throw
Silver medal – second place 2018 Asaba Javelin throw
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bydgoszcz Javelin throw
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Gaborone Javelin throw
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Addis Ababa Javelin throw
Updated on 10 August 2024

Jo-Ané du Plessis (née van Dyk; born 3 October 1997) is a South African track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. She is a two-time Olympian and won the silver medal in the women's javelin throw event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Van Dyk is also a two-time African champion and an African Games gold, silver and bronze medallist.

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.

Competition record

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  South Africa
2013 World Youth Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 6th 50.16 m
2014 African Youth Games Gaborone, Botswana 1st 47.62 m
Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China 7th 48.93 m
2015 African Junior Championships Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1st 49.47 m
African Games Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo 3rd 50.52 m
2016 African Championships Durban, South Africa 2nd 56.22 m
World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 2nd 57.32 m
2017 Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 9th 57.02 m
2018 African Championships Asaba, Nigeria 2nd 53.72 m
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 6th 56.85 m
African Games Rabat, Morocco 2nd 55.38 m
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 24th (q) 57.69 m
2022 African Championships Port Louis, Mauritius 1st 60.65 m
World Championships Eugene, United States 15th (q) 57.79 m
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 10th 57.43 m
2024 African Games Accra, Ghana 1st 60.80 m
African Championships Douala, Cameroon 1st 57.03 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 2nd 63.93 m

National titles

  • South African Championships
    • Javelin throw: 2018, 2021, 2022
  • USSA Championships
    • Javelin throw: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
  • South African U20 Championships
    • Javelin throw: 2016
  • South African Junior Championships
    • Javelin throw: 2015

References

  1. "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. Tennery, Amy (10 August 2024). "Japan's Kitaguchi secures javelin gold with opening throw". Reuters.
  3. Jo-Ané van Dyk at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata

External links

African Games champions in women's javelin throw
African Champions in women's javelin throw


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