Jo-Ané du Plessis

Jo-Ané du Plessis
Du Plessis at the 2023 African Games
Personal information
BornJo-Ané van Dyk
(1997-10-03) 3 October 1997
Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa
EducationNorth-West University[1]
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal bestJT: 64.22 m (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  South Africa
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2024 ParisJavelin throw
African Games
Gold medal – first place2023 AccraJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2019 RabatJavelin throw
Bronze medal – third place2015 BrazzavilleJavelin throw
African Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Saint PierreJavelin throw
Gold medal – first place2024 DoualaJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2016 DurbanJavelin throw
Silver medal – second place2018 AsabaJavelin throw
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2016 BydgoszczJavelin throw
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place2014 GaboroneJavelin throw
African Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Addis AbabaJavelin 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[2] while also being a two-time African champion and multiple African Games medallist.

Achievements

All information taken from World Athletics profile.[3]

Competition record

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
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
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4th 63.06 m
2026 Commonwealth Games Glasgow, United Kingdom 6th 56.22 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 du Plessis at World Athletics
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