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 while also being a two-time African champion and multiple African Games medallist.
Achievements All information taken from World Athletics profile.
Competition record Representing 2013World Youth ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia6th50.16 m2014African Youth GamesGaborone, Botswana1st47.62 mYouth Olympic GamesNanjing, China7th48.93 m2015African Junior ChampionshipsAddis Ababa, Ethiopia1st49.47 mAfrican GamesBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo3rd50.52 m2016African ChampionshipsDurban, South Africa2nd56.22 mWorld U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2nd57.32 m2017UniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan9th57.02 m2018African ChampionshipsAsaba, Nigeria2nd53.72 m2019UniversiadeNaples, Italy6th56.85 mAfrican GamesRabat, Morocco2nd55.38 m2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan24th (q)57.69 m2022African ChampionshipsPort Louis, Mauritius1st60.65 mWorld ChampionshipsEugene, United States15th (q)57.79 m2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary10th57.43 m2024African GamesAccra, Ghana1st60.80 mAfrican ChampionshipsDouala, Cameroon1st57.03 mOlympic GamesParis, France2nd63.93 m2025World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan4th63.06 m2026Commonwealth GamesGlasgow, United Kingdom6th56.22 m
National titles South African Championships Javelin throw: 2018, 2021, 2022 Championships Javelin throw: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 South African U20 Championships Javelin throw: 2016 South African Junior Championships Javelin throw: 2015
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