JL van Rensburg
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| Born | 5 August 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | Shot put, Discus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | Shot put: 19.83m (2026) Discus: 52.76m (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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JL van Rensburg (born 5 August 2005) is a South African shot putter and discus thrower.[1]
Biography
He won gold in the shot put and silver in the discus at the 2023 African U20 Championships in Ndola, Zambia.[2][3]
He won a silver medal in the shot put at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru with a personal best throw of 20.74m using 6 kg.[4][5] In October 2024, he was named Sportsman of the Year by the Eden Sports Council.[6][7]
On 1 March 2025, he set a new personal best in the shot put of 19.06m at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Lubbock, Texas, USA.[8] His best distance of 52.76m in the discus throw was achieved on 17 May 2025 at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship held in Lawrence, Kansas, USA.[9]
In February 2026, he set a new personal best in the shot put at the Doc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational with 19.83 metres.[10] In June 2026, he qualified for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships.[11]
Personal life
In September 2024 he was recruited to study at Baylor University in the United States, studying mechanical engineering on a scholarship.[12] His brother Walter is also a shot putter, and won the 2025 African U18 Championships title, two years after JL won the African U20 title in Ndola.[13]
References
- ↑ "JL van Rensburg". World Athletics. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "SA YOUTH AND JUNIOR ATHLETES SHINE IN ZAMBIA". sasportpress.co.za. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "African U20 Championships". World Athletics. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "Van Rensburg lands silver as Olympic stars power into men's 100m final". Timeslive.co.za. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ "SA's Olympic sprinting heroes through to 100m final at U20 World Champs, Van Rensburg medals". news24.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ Pienaar, Michelle (24 October 2024). "RED CARPET ROLLED OUT FOR DISTRICT'S SPORT AMBASSADORS". George Herald. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Eden Sport Council awards deserving ambassadors of the district". knysnaplettherald. 21 October 2024.
- ↑ "Big 12 Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Big 12 Championships". World Athletics. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Doc Hale Virginia Tech Invitational". World Athletics. 6 Feb 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "NCAA Track And Field Championships 2026 Qualifiers". Flotrack. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ Calitz, Linzetta (11 September 2024). "JL MIK VIR OLIMPIESE SPELE". Mosselbay Advertiser. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ↑ "Ochonogor soars championship record, Oratile secures gold medal treble in Abeokuta". World Athletics. 21 July 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.