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Jo-Ané van Dyk

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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[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestJT: 64.22 m (2024)
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.[2] Van Dyk is also a two-time African champion and an African Games gold, silver and bronze medallist.

Achievements

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All information taken from World Athletics profile.[3]

Competition record

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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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 22 September 2017.[permanent dead link]
  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
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