Jo-Ané van Dyk
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Born | Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa | 3 October 1997
Education | North-West University[1] |
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | Javelin throw |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best | JT: 64.22 m (2024) |
Medal record | |
Updated on 10 August 2024 |
Jo-Ané du Plessis (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
[edit]All information taken from World Athletics profile.[3]
Competition record
[edit]National titles
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "2017 Universiade bio". Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ Tennery, Amy (10 August 2024). "Japan's Kitaguchi secures javelin gold with opening throw". Reuters.
- ^ Jo-Ané van Dyk at World Athletics
External links
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Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Worcester, South Africa
- South African female javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 African Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games
- African Games gold medalists for South Africa
- African Games silver medalists for South Africa
- African Games bronze medalists for South Africa
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- White South African people
- Competitors at the 2017 Summer Universiade
- Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for South Africa
- African Championships in Athletics winners
- South African Athletics Championships winners
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for South Africa
- Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field)
- South African athletics biography stubs